Greer, Bessent head to Asia, with China meeting on ‘front end’

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are setting out for Malaysia on Wednesday with plans to meet with their Chinese counterparts and attempt to work through elevated trade tensions ahead of an anticipated meeting between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Greer spoke about the upcoming trip during an Oct. 22 interview on CNBC , saying he and Bessent were set to meet with Chinese officials “on the front end of this whole swing to...