Bessent may skip Apec in Hong Kong to focus on Trump’s Shenzhen visit, sources say

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may skip the APEC finance ministers’ meeting in Hong Kong to prepare for President Donald Trump’s planned November visit to Shenzhen. Bessent is expected to meet Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng as the United States and China seek a longer extension of their bilateral trade truce ahead of further talks between Trump and President Xi Jinping.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may skip a meeting of Apec finance ministers in Hong Kong later this month to focus on preparing for President Donald Trump’s historic visit to Shenzhen in November, sources told the South China Morning Post. Bessent is expected to meet Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng in Shenzhen ahead of Trump’s visit – when Trump will again hold talks with President Xi Jinping – as the two sides look to secure a longer extension of the bilateral trade truce, which is due to...