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US, China open high-level talks ahead of Trump-Xi summit

2 outlets 2 reports Published Sep 20, 2026
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Scott Bessent and He Lifeng meet in New York for US-China talks ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting later this week. USChina talks in New York set stage for TrumpXi summit on AI and tariffs Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Scott Bessent and He Lifeng meet in New York for US-China talks ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting later this week.S1
  • USChina talks in New York set stage for TrumpXi summit on AI and tariffsS2
Assembled from source summaries.
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2w Al Jazeera

US, China open high-level talks ahead of Trump-Xi summit

Scott Bessent and He Lifeng meet in New York for US-China talks ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting later this week.

2w Indiatoday

US-China talks in New York set stage for Trump-Xi summit on AI and tariffs

USChina talks in New York set stage for TrumpXi summit on AI and tariffs

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US, China open high-level talks ahead of Trump-Xi summit

United States Diplomacy
2 outlets 2 reports Published Sep 20, 2026
The brief

Scott Bessent and He Lifeng meet in New York for US-China talks ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting later this week. USChina talks in New York set stage for TrumpXi summit on AI and tariffs Key points and original sources are listed below.

  • Scott Bessent and He Lifeng meet in New York for US-China talks ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting later this week.S1
  • USChina talks in New York set stage for TrumpXi summit on AI and tariffsS2
Assembled from source summaries.
Timeline · newest first

Sources · 2 citations

S1 Al Jazeera 1 report · EN
S2 IndiatodayLead 1 report · EN

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