Event Brief
Bessent meets He Lifeng ahead of Trump-Xi summit
By The BriefBrief · Sources (11)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 6:12 PM ET
UPDATED Sep 20, 2026 at 2:09 PM ET
Summary: Scott Bessent met with China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng for talks ahead of the Sept. 24 summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. The discussions covered trade, AI, and critical minerals.
WHO: Scott Bessent and China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng
WHAT: Held talks on trade, AI and critical minerals ahead of the Trump-Xi summit
WHEN: Sep 20, 2026
WHERE: China
WHY: The meeting took place ahead of the Sept. 24 Trump-Xi summit.
Sources (11):
Bloomberg,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
Japan Times,
Middle East Eye,
South China Morning Post,
Straits Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
UPI,
Yonhap Korea
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