US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirms he will meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng this weekend for what he describes as final preparatory discussions. The meeting is scheduled less than a week before Chinese President Xi Jinping travels to Washington to hold a bilateral summit with US President Donald Trump.
Bessent says he and his Chinese counterparts have been having “good private discussions” and that he looks forward to continuing them during the weekend meeting. Both outlets link the planned talks to the lead-up to the Trump-Xi summit later this month, framing it as part of the broader coordination between the two governments.
While the reports align on the timing and the participants, they present different emphasis: one outlet highlights that the meeting is confirmed days before Xi’s US visit, while the other focuses on the meeting’s role in the run-up to the Trump-Xi summit. Neither outlet reports additional policy outcomes from the weekend talks or specific agenda items beyond preparation for the summit.
