The Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent speaks during the daily briefing at Brady Briefing Room of White House in Washington, April 29, 2025.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Betting And a representative of the US trade, Jamieson Greer, will meet them Chinese equivalents in Switzerland This week, to discuss economic and commercial matters, their offices announced on Tuesday.
The meetings seem to be an important step towards Washington and Beijing starting negotiations for a potential ongoing solution Trade war lit by the president Donald Trump.
Trump will fall last month Tariffs In the case of Chinese imports up to 145%, even when it reduced the so -called mutual tariffs on almost all other American trading partners. China He took revenge on steep tariffs for American goods.
Futures stockswho opened in Czerwony on Tuesday evening, he turned abruptly after the news about the meetings.
Both Bessent and Greer plan to meet with the Swiss President Karin Keller-Suther during their visit, they gave their offices.
“During his stay in Switzerland, the secretary of Bessent will also meet with the main representative in economic matters from the People's Republic of China”, Treasury Department he said.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs later said on Tuesday that Deputy Prime Minister Lifeng, the highest clerk of Beijing in China-Us-Us Economic and Trade Matters, will meet Bessent in Switzerland, reports NBC News.
“Economic security is national security, and President Donald J. Trump is a leader in both the country and abroad for the stronger, successful America,” Bessent said in a statement.
“I am looking forward to productive conversations when we are working on restoring the balance of the International Economic System towards better serving the interests of the United States,” Bessent said.
Greer's office said that “he would also meet with its counterpart from the People's Republic of China to discuss trade matters” during his stay in Geneva, said his office.
“I negotiate with the countries towards President Trump in order to restore the balance of our trade relations to achieve reciprocity, open new markets and to protect the economic and national security of America,” said Greer.
“I am looking forward to productive meetings with some of my counterparts, and I also visit my team in Geneva who work conscientiously to develop US interests in many multilateral problems,” said Greer.
Trump on Tuesday said that China would like to meet and that the US would do it “in the right time.”
“They want to negotiate and want to meet them, and we will meet them at the right time,” said Trump in the White House during a meeting with the Canadian Prime Minister Marek Carney.
Trump also expressed the frustration of people “asking how many offers do you sign this week?” Despite the fact that his administration said other countries are asking Double -sided trade talks with the United States.
“Everyone says:” When, when are you going to sign contracts? “Trump grabbed the White House.
“We don't have to sign offers, they have to sign offers with us. They want a piece of our market. We don't want a piece of their market,” said Trump.
– – Erin Doherty from CNBC contributed to this report.