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Bessent says US-China talks ‘stalled,’ pushes for Trump-Xi call

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Daniel Flatley / Bloomberg • 3 min read
Bessent says US-China talks ‘stalled,’ pushes for Trump-Xi call
Scott Bessent during a roundtable meeting at the US Treasury Department in Washington, DC, on May 29. Photo: Getty Images
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said trade talks with China are “a bit stalled,” and that a call between President Donald Trump and his counterpart Xi Jinping may be needed for the world’s two largest economies to reach a deal.

“I would say that they are a bit stalled,” Bessent said of the talks in an interview with Fox News Thursday.

Bessent, who travelled to Switzerland earlier this month for talks with Chinese officials that saw both sides retreat from tariffs over 100% on each other’s goods, said he believes more talks will happen with Chinese officials “in the next few weeks.” Still, Bessent said he sees the personal involvement of both country leaders as essential.

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