U.S. President Donald Trump signaled that he will meet with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping at the upcoming APEC summit in South Korea after Chinese authorities seemed to walk back an Oct. 9 announcement that China would tighten critical minerals export controls, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Oct. 13.
“That’s the signal the president has given,” Bessent said on Fox Business program “Mornings With Maria,” referencing Trump’s earlier statement on Truth Social that there was “no reason” to meet with Xi after Beijing announced the export control.
The APEC summit is scheduled to run from Oct. 31 to Nov. 1 in South Korea….
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