China, Bessent and Tariffs

China says vice premier He Lifeng will have video call with US treasury secretary
China's Vice Premier He Lifeng will have a video call with the U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to communicate important issues in the economic field between the two countries, the foreign ministry said on Friday.
China Expresses Concerns Over US Tariffs in Bessent Call, Vice Premier Says
China's Vice Premier He Lifeng expressed concerns over U.S. tariffs and trade restrictions on China during a video call with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday, Chinese state media reported.
Bessent, China’s He Swap Objections Over Tariffs, Growth Model
The top economic policymakers from the US and China exchanged complaints in their first discussion since the Trump administration took office, kicking off what’s likely to be a turbulent relationship.
China airs serious concern over new U.S. tariff in video call
Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Friday expressed Beijing's serious concern over U.S. trade restrictions, including a new 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports, during a video call with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent,
China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng to Hold Economic Talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary
Chinas Vice Premier He Lifeng will hold a video call with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to discuss key economic issues between the two nations, Chinas foreign ministry announced on Friday. The discussion comes
US Treasury Secretary Bessent to hold first call with China counterpart on Friday
Bessent said one message will be that 'we really want to put a stop' to the inflow of precursor ingredients for fentanyl from China US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he will hold his first introductory call with his Chinese counterpart on Friday,
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Ex-hedge fund manager Scott Bessent confirmed as Trump’s Treasury secretary
Hedge fund manager Scott Bessent — who has vowed to crack down on off-the-rails federal spending and help avert a “crushing $4 trillion tax hike” on Americans by year’s end — was ...
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Treasury Secretary Bessent, tapped to run CFPB, orders staff to halt work
Scott Bessent, who was confirmed as Treasury secretary last week, has been named acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Bessent replaces Rohit Chopra, who was fired on ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: White House says some employees were fired by mistake
Trump is also making his second administration's first forays on the diplomatic front with calls to Russia's Vladimir Putin ...
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants to bypass the Fed to lower interest rates
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a new plan in the fight to bring down historically high interest rates, and it’s got nothing to do with the Federal Reserve. Bessent, in two interviews this ...
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Scott Bessent: Tariffs are a 'means to an end'
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unpacks the power tariffs have ... data for billions of years now holds a full human genome Hamas releases 3 more Israeli hostages under Gaza ceasefire ...
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Scott Bessent wins Senate confirmation as US Treasury secretary
The U.S. Senate on Monday confirmed Scott Bessent to be President Donald Trump's Treasury secretary, giving the billionaire hedge fund manager a central role in shaping the new administration's ...
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Treasury nominee Scott Bessent clears key Senate hurdle on way to likely confirmation
Treasury Secretary designee Scott Bessent’s nomination advanced past a key Senate committee Tuesday, teeing up his likely confirmation with a full floor vote in the coming days. The Senate ...
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Scott Bessent confirmed as treasury secretary, giving him a key role in extending Trump’s tax cuts
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate confirmed billionaire investor Scott Bessent on Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary, giving him the delicate balancing act of cutting ...
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Bessent on Powell: ‘I’m sure he’s going to do the right thing’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday he wouldn’t be commenting on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policies and expressed confidence in Fed Chair Jerome Powell, breaking from ...
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Senate confirms Scott Bessent as Trump's Treasury secretary
The U.S. Senate confirmed Scott Bessent Monday to serve as President Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary, making the longtime hedge fund manager the point person for the new administration on a ...
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Scott Bessent, hedge fund billionaire, is Trump's treasury secretary
Scott Bessent will lead President Donald Trump's financial agenda as treasury secretary. Bessent, a billionaire hedge fund manager, was confirmed in a 68 to 29 U.S. Senate vote on Monday and ...
US Treasury's Bessent says Russia could win sanctions relief in war talks
Russia could win some relief from U.S. sanctions based on its willingness to negotiate an end to its war in Ukraine, U.S.