# US, China open high-level talks ahead of Trump-Xi summit

https://mins.news/en/item/66534

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-20 19:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/9/20/us-china-open-high-level-talks-ahead-of-trump-xi-summit?traffic_source=rss

> US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng have begun talks in New York on trade, artificial intelligence and critical minerals, four days before Donald Trump is due to meet Xi Jinping. Analysts expect the discussions to ease tensions and preserve a fragile trade truce, rather than produce a sweeping breakthrough.

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