Bessent Returns to Washington as US-China Talks Stretch On

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessentdeparted trade talks with China late Tuesday in London, as delegations continued to negotiate over key tech and industrial exports and deescalating their trade war.

Bessent told reporters he had to return to Washington in order to testify before Congress. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnickand US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer planned to continue discussions with their Chinese counterparts “as needed,” Bessent said.

He Lifeng departs from trade talks at Lancaster House in London, on June 10.

Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

“We have had two days of productive talks, they are ongoing,” the Treasury secretary said before leaving Lancaster House, a Georgian-era mansion near Buckingham Palace serving as the meeting site.

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