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Bessent and He meet again to tackle ‘some unfinished business’ as Xi summit nears
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 23 Sept 2026, 15:52 UTC. 4 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Bessent and He meet again to tackle ‘some unfinished business’ as Xi summit nears”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Wednesday that Washington and Beijing have agreed to extend the trade agreement reached in South Korea for just two months, as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for a state visit. “We have agreed today that we will extend what we call…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
Bessent announces 2-month extension of Busan trade deal with China
- New development reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Bessent and He meet again to tackle ‘some unfinished business’ as Xi summit nears
- New development reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Bigger than Busan? US considers China’s ‘bigger deal’ on trade as Xi summit nears
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- South China Morning Post
- South China Morning PostBessent announces 2-month extension of US-China trade truce