Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. and China could start work soon on a fuller trade agreement, after the countries struck a [temporary deal](

An alumnus of the first Trump White House assessed that, of Trump’s Cabinet, Bessent seems to be the “most serious person in the room.”

The U.S. and China agreed to a 90-day pause in their trade conflict. Here's what China's tariffs on the U.S. looked like in 2024.

U.S. and Chinese officials said they had reached a deal to roll back most of their recent tariffs and call a 90-day truce in their trade war for more talks on resolving their trade disputes.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Chinese Communist Party did not follow through on its previous trade deal with the United States because the Biden administration failed to enforce it.

Bessent, 63, gave a full-throated defense of the commander-in-chief’s America First agenda, predicting that Trump’s trade, deregulation, and tax policies would unlock a “Golden Age” of economic

U.S. Trade Secretary Scott Bessent said neither the U.S. nor China want to see a decoupling in their relationship, as each agreed to lower tariffs for 90 days.

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers praised Scott Bessent, who currently serves in that role under President Donald Trump’s administration, for successfully negotiating a trade deal with China. While appearing on CNN’s “The Arena” with Kasie Hunt,