US and Chinese economic chiefs to discuss AI, trade and critical minerals

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Senior economic talks scheduled in New York

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng are scheduled to begin talks in New York at about 14:30 UTC on September 20, joined by US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. The agenda includes the trade truce expiring November 10, critical-mineral supplies, tariffs and possible safeguards addressing shared AI risks. The meeting precedes a planned Trump–Xi summit, but no agreement has been announced. This briefing covers 2026-09-18T19:47:56.517Z through 2026-09-20T07:47:56.517Z. The timestamp is Reuters publication metadata, not the meeting time.

US Treasury's Bessent, China's He to launch talks on AI, trade, critical minerals — Reuters