Top US, China officials raise trade ‘concerns’ as APEC approaches
Top officials from Washington and Beijing held “frank” talks on their countries’ testy trade relationship on Friday, ahead of an Asia-Pacific summit in China this month where their leaders are due to meet. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer held a call with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and discussed economic…
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[Claude] Reports 2 and 3 are the same article under a shared headline, describing the same Bessent/Greer call with He Lifeng ahead of APEC, which is consistent with Report 1.
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