# Bessent calls for more balanced trade with China ahead of Trump-Xi talks

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2 outlets covering · First listed: The Hill, Nov 11, 2026, 8:02 AM · Read it: <https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6212824-scott-bessent-donald-trump-xi-jinping-us-china-trade-talks/>

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday the U.S. and China should have a “more balanced” trading relationship, days after President Trump said he expects to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this month. “The U.S. trade imbalance with China has long been a source of friction,” Bessent said at a gala hosted by the…

## Who's covering it

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- Nov 10, 2026, 7:31 AM: [Trump’s Amnesty Talk](<https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/11/trumps-amnesty-talk/>) — National Review (Magazine, United States)
  It’s hard to see how there’d be any deal in the offing with Democrats.
- Nov 11, 2026, 8:02 AM: [Bessent calls for more balanced trade with China ahead of Trump-Xi talks](<https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6212824-scott-bessent-donald-trump-xi-jinping-us-china-trade-talks/>) — The Hill (Newspaper, United States)
  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday the U.S. and China should have a “more balanced” trading relationship, days after President Trump said he expects to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this month. “The U.S. trade imbalance with China has long been a source of friction,” Bessent said at a gala hosted by the…