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Scott Bessent, a Secretary-level official from the Trump administration, held a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He at 10 AM to prepare for President Trump's high-stakes summit with China’s leader Xi Jinping later that week. The meeting aimed to address ongoing trade tensions and explore ways to reduce tariffs on US energy and agricultural exports, while also considering concerns over artificial intelligence technology. This preparatory session is seen as critical in setting the tone for a potentially tense but crucial dialogue between the two nations regarding economic interests and international relations.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-21,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Scott Bessent, U.S. Treasury Secretary, met with He Lifeng, Chinese Vice Premier, on September 20, 2026, in New York City ahead of a planned summit between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping scheduled for September 24 in Washington. The talks focused on trade issues, tariffs, rare earth minerals, and artificial intelligence (AI), setting the stage for discussions at the leaders' meeting. U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer also participated in the all-day session held at JPMorgan Chase's headquarters. Treasury Secretary Bessent called the engagement "very successful," emphasizing a proposed mechanism to enhance communication on AI security threats between the two nations. The summit aims to ease tensions and address economic and strategic concerns, though analysts predict limited breakthroughs due to ongoing great power competition. Markets responded positively to news of the productive talks, with Asian stocks advancing on Monday.
Written for “US-China Trade Talks Ahead Summit” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 29 other(s) covering the same event.
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He and Bessent began their meeting just after 10 a.m., with a goal of laying the groundwork for President Trump’s upcoming high-stakes summit with China’s leader Xi Jinping.
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He → begin → leader
“I’m looking forward to focused, fulsome and constructive talks today that will set the stage for leaders meeting in Washington later in the week,” Secretary Bessent told reporters ahead of meeting with the Chinese Vice Premier.
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Bessent → look → Premier
The Trump administration reportedly planned tariffs on China over concerns about Beijing’s excess manufacturing capacity until after the president’s summit with Xi, Bloomberg News reported.
uncertain
News → plan → Xi
Looming over their talks is the fragile trade detente between Washington and Beijing.
asserted
detente → loom → Washington
Last year, Trump had slapped triple-digit tariffs on imports from China, prompting a similar retaliation.
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Trump → slap → retaliation
The trade truce with China was formalized in November of last year, though the two sides began de-escalating the tariff war months earlier.
asserted
sides → formalize → war
But that deal is set to expire this November.
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deal → set → ?
Both Bessent and He, who oversees China’s economic and financial affairs, met in May during Trump’s visit to Beijing.
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who → oversee → Beijing
In the time since their last face-to-face, concerns about artificial intelligence have reached a fever pitch, with many US lawmakers urging the Trump administration to cut a deal with China on guardrails for the nascent technology.
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lawmakers → reach → technology
Both sides have reportedly been exploring ways to slash tariffs on US energy and agricultural exports.
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sides → explore → exports
Bessnet touted his meeting with He as part of an effort to “advance America’s economic interests.”
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Bessnet → tout → interests
The Trump-Xi meeting will take place on Thursday.
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meeting → take → Thursday
Xi hasn’t set foot on US soil since 2023 and hasn’t been to the White House since 2015.
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Xi → set → 2015
Trump visited China back in May, where he met with his Chinese counterpart.
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he → visit → counterpart
Various issues, such as Trump’s public accusations over the summer that China meddled in US elections, have complicated planning for the upcoming summit over recent weeks.
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China → meddle → weeks
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