Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Monday that China appears to be taking seriously the issue of curbing fentanyl entering the U.S. following trade negotiations. President Donald Trump has levied 20% tariffs on China for its role in the American fentanyl epidemic,

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made a striking revelation in a video clip posted Monday, shedding light on how Chinese officials disregarded trade obligations during the presidential administration that preceded President Donald Trump's.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that “talks in Geneva with China resulted in a mechanism to avoid escalation.”

Switzerland’s president has lamented “disappointing” talks with U.S. President Donald Trump’s treasury secretary that did not ease stiff U.S. tariffs on Swiss goods.

WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and chief trade negotiator ... said Greer and Bessent would travel together to Geneva on Thursday and would also meet Swiss President Karin Keller ...

GENEVA (AP) — The U.S. treasury secretary and America’s top trade negotiator will meet with high-ranking Chinese officials in Switzerland this weekend to de-escalate a dispute that threatens to cut off trade between the world’s two biggest economies and to damage global commerce.

Follow the latest on Trump's Gulf trip US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday said he is hopeful of a “big, beautiful” economic rebalancing with China after Washington and Beijing's trade talks in Geneva led to a temporary lifting of levies between the two economic superpowers.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told reporters that more details would be provided on Monday.