United States Secretary of the Treasury
United States Secretary of the Treasury (2025–)
| Born | 1962-08-21 · Conway, South Carolina |
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| Party | Republican |
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| Education | Yale University (BA) |
Portrait: United States Department of the Treasury · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said 19 G20 members agreed to address streams of “cheap exports” contributing to global economic imbalances, while China dissented. He called the agreement remarkable and said it underscored the sheer scale of the problem.
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The Associated Press
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China blocked the Group of 20 from issuing a joint communique after finance ministers and central bank chiefs met this week, citing a dispute over China’s huge trade surplus.
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Bloomberg News
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China prevented the Group of 20 from issuing a joint communique after finance ministers and central bank chiefs met this week, citing a dispute over China’s huge trade surplus.
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, failed to reach agreement on a joint communique. He attributed the lack of consensus to China’s position and said the United States, as chair, had prepared a final statement.
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TASS
Scott Bessent said China dissented from language in a G20 statement opposing markets being flooded with “cheap exports.” He is leading the Trump administration’s plan to choke off Iran’s economy by threatening its business partners with secondary sanctions.
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CNBC
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he would urge G20 members to reconsider their trade terms with China to reduce global imbalances and press Beijing to shift its economy away from exports toward greater domestic consumption.
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Reuters
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Bessent said the United States and China should have no illusions as they both cooperate and compete on AI. During Xi’s September visit, Washington and Beijing agreed to start an AI dialogue and establish a communications channel to help defuse serious incidents.
CCNBCOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-11 05:11
The United States and China should recognize their differences on artificial intelligence while exploring cooperation to reduce the technology’s risks and competing for AI supremacy, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday.
RReutersOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-11 01:30
In New York, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and China’s ambassador to the U.S., Xie Feng, speak about U.S.-China relations and economic ties.
TThe Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-11 01:13
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer spoke with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, voicing concerns about Beijing’s recent actions and stressing the importance of carrying out commitments in a deal reached a year earlier in Busan, South Korea.
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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said AI model distillation should be viewed as “competition,” while U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has described it as “theft.”
CCNBCOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-09-28 13:58
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US and China agreed to prolong their trade-war truce by two months while continuing efforts toward a potentially broader accommodation between the world’s two largest economies.
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng would meet for a second time this week to clear up “unfinished business” ahead of the summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
RReutersOriginal★★★★☆2026-09-23 15:50
Treasury Secretary Bessent spoke with CNBC as the Trump administration confronts affordability concerns. Over the weekend, Bessent met with his Chinese counterpart, He Lifeng, ahead of a summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and President Donald Trump.
CCNBCOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-21 11:05
The United States is proposing a new notification system with China for artificial intelligence incidents that could pose a threat to national security, Bessent says.
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The United States is proposing a new notification system with China to report artificial intelligence incidents that could pose a threat to national security.
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ABC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-09-21 06:21
