U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he is departing ongoing trade talks with China. Bessent said he has to leave London to travel to Washington, D.C., to testify before Congress. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will continue the negotiations with Beijing. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent leaves on his way back to the U.S., while trade talks between the U.S. and China continue, in London, Britain, June 10, 2025. Toby Melville | Reuters
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday he is departing ongoing trade talks with China because he has to travel to Washington, D.C., to testify before Congress the next day.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will remain in London to continue the negotiations with Beijing, which are still underway after two lengthy days of talks, Bessent said.
Lutnick said earlier that the parties were “trying to finish” by Tuesday evening.
The talks have been “productive,” Bessent said as he left the ornate Lancaster House near Buckingham Palace where the discussions are taking place.