September 12, 2025

Asked to confirm reports that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet with Vice Premier He Lifeng in Madrid, Spain, in the coming days, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Friday that as agreed by both China and the US, He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will lead a delegation to Spain from September 14 to 17 to hold talks with the US side. 

The two sides will discuss the US' unilateral tariff measures, the abuse of export controls, TikTok, and other economic and trade issues, the MOFCOM spokesperson said.

"The upcoming meeting sends a positive signal to the world and it shows that, while there is much speculation about the relations of the world's two major economies, one thing is certain - both sides have been steadily carrying out the spirit of their leaders' phone calls, and this ongoing progress is very important," Li Yong, a senior research fellow at the China Association of International Trade, told Global Times on Friday.

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