Bessent and He resume talks before Xi’s Washington visit
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent held an unscheduled meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Washington ahead of President Xi Jinping’s state visit. Bessent said the officials had unfinished business from an earlier meeting and sought strategic stability based on reciprocity and fairness, according to the South China Morning Post.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent held an unscheduled meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Washington on Wednesday, shortly before Chinese President Xi Jinping was due to arrive for a state visit. The talks took place at the World Bank headquarters in the US capital, according to the South China Morning Post. They followed an earlier engagement between the two officials on Sunday.
Bessent said the meeting was intended to address what he called unfinished business from the previous discussions. Speaking to Fox News on his way to the meeting, he said the United States wanted strategic stability, but that it had to be based on reciprocity and fairness. The supplied material does not identify the specific issues left unresolved from Sunday’s engagement.
It also does not give details of any agreements reached on Wednesday or provide a response from He or the Chinese government. The meeting came as Xi’s visit approached, placing the financial discussions immediately ahead of a high-level US-China diplomatic event. The available report does not state whether the meeting was part of a wider formal negotiating process or whether further talks were scheduled.
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