Bessent to G20 finance leaders: Get tougher on China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday he plans to encourage leaders from Group of 20 (G20) countries to reexamine their trading relationships with China. “The world cannot have a China with a $1.2 trillion trade surplus,” Bessent told Reuters.
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- Fact 1: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday he plans to encourage leaders from Group of 20 (G20) countries to reexamine their trading relationships with China.
- Fact 2: “The world cannot have a China with a $1.2 trillion trade surplus,” Bessent told Reuters.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday he plans to encourage leaders from Group of 20 (G20) countries to reexamine their trading relationships with China. “The world cannot have a China with a $1.2 trillion trade surplus,” Bessent told Reuters.
“In China, the economy is quite weak, and they are trying to export their way out…
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