# Photo: China and US begin economic and trade consultations in New York

https://mins.news/en/item/69961

- CGTN, 2026-09-20 15:47 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-20/Photo-China-US-start-economic-trade-consultations-in-New-York-1QBiJTMMG1W/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent posed for photographs and shook hands before their economic and trade consultations in New York City on September 20, 2026.

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