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Bessent Slams ‘False Narrative’ on Trump-China Talks

Mar 16, 2026Right

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent slammed reports that President Trump’s meeting with China would be delayed if Beijing did not agree to secure the Strait of Hormuz. “There’s a false narrative out there,” said Bessent. “If the meetings are delayed it wouldn’t be delayed because the President has demanded that China police the Strait of Hormuz. ...

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday dispelled a “false narrative” that President Donald Trump would delay his upcoming trip to China because of a dispute over the Strait of Hormuz. In a new interview with the Financial Times, Trump suggested he would postpone his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the United States seeks…

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