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Treasury Secretary Scott Besent said President Donald Trump still expects to speak with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea during APEC week.
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Renewed trade tensions have threatened ongoing tariff negotiations between the United States and China.
Besant made the comments at a press conference on Wednesday.
China last week expanded export controls on key rare earth minerals, and then Trump announced a 100% tariff on Chinese goods set to take effect on November 1.
Earlier, Besant said the lockdown was costing the economy $15 billion a day.
Treasury Secretary Scott Besent made the comment at the CNBC Invest in America forum on Wednesday morning.
“The only thing slowing us down here is the lockdown,” he said.
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