US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may skip a meeting of Apec finance ministers in Hong Kong later this month to focus on preparing for President Donald Trump’s historic visit to Shenzhen in November, sources told the South China Morning Post. Bessent is expected to meet Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng in Shenzhen ahead of Trump’s visit – when Trump will again hold talks with President Xi Jinping – as the two sides look to secure a longer extension of the bilateral trade truce, which is due to...
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FRI · 2026-10-09 · 07:00 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-1009-117555
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Bessent may skip Apec in Hong Kong to focus on Trump’s Shenzhen visit, sources say
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may not attend an Apec finance ministers' meeting in Hong Kong this month. Sources indicate this decision is to allow him to focus on preparations for President Donald Trump's visit to Shenzhen in November.
William Zheng,Khushboo RazdanSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-10-09 · 07:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may not attend an Apec finance ministers' meeting in Hong Kong this month. Sources indicate this decision is to allow him to focus on preparations for President Donald Trump's visit to Shenzhen in November. Ahead of Trump's meeting with President Xi Jinping, Bessent is expected to meet with Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng in Shenzhen. The purpose of these discussions is to negotiate an extended continuation of the current bilateral trade truce.
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Trump will hold talks with President Xi Jinping during his Shenzhen visit.
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The two sides aim to secure a longer extension of the bilateral trade truce.
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Bessent is expected to meet Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng in Shenzhen.
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Bessent's potential absence is to focus on preparing for President Donald Trump's visit to Shenzhen.
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may skip Apec finance ministers meeting in Hong Kong.
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