{"id":125688,"date":"2026-05-11T12:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=125688"},"modified":"2026-05-11T12:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T07:32:15","slug":"bessent-he-set-to-finalise-trump-xi-summit-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/125688\/","title":{"rendered":"Bessent, He set to finalise Trump-Xi summit plan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>BEIJING(National Times)-  Senior Chin\u00adese and US officials will hold talks in South Korea in the coming days, Beijing\u2019s commerce ministry and Washington\u2019s treasury secretary said Sunday, ahead of an expected summit between leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chinese commerce ministry said in a statement that Vice Premier He Lifeng, Beijing\u2019s top economic official, will attend \u201cconsultations on mutual economic and trade issues\u201d in South Korea on Tuesday and Wednesday (May 12-13).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The discussions will follow consensus reached during prior calls and meetings between the two nations\u2019 top leaders, including their meeting in Busan in October, and will focus on economic and trade issues of mutual concern, according to a statement published by the ministry on its website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a post on X: \u201cOn Wednesday, I will stop in Seoul for a discussion with Vice Premier He Lifeng of China, before continuing on to Beijing for the Leaders\u2019 Summit between President Trump and President Xi.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>US treasury secretary to meet Japanese leadership before landing in Seoul<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Bessent said he will meet with Japan\u2019s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump is set to visit China for a high-stakes summit with Xi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He Lifeng and Bessent have been the chief negotiators for China and the US on all trade and economic issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bessent said he would have prior talks in Tokyo on Tuesday with Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama, along with other public and private sector representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEconomic security is national security, and I look forward to a productive series of engagements as we work to advance Pres\u00adident Trump\u2019s Amer\u00adica First Economic Age\u00adn\u00adda,\u201d Bessent said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEIJING(National Times)- Senior Chin\u00adese and US officials will hold talks in South Korea in the coming days, Beijing\u2019s commerce ministry and Washington\u2019s treasury secretary said Sunday, ahead of an expected summit between leaders Xi Jinping and Donald Trump. 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