U.S.-China Trade Talks and Regional Diplomacy Ahead of Presidential Summit
As part of preparations for President Donald Trump’s upcoming meeting with China’s Xi Jinping, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to meet Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo before heading to Seoul for trade discussions. The talks come amid heightened regional tensions and unresolved conflicts such as the war in Iran.

Topics: East Asia diplomacy Taiwan Strait tensions trade negotiations U.S.-China relations