{
  "id": 19503908,
  "title": "Bessent calls for more balanced trade with China ahead of Trump-Xi talks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/bessent-calls-for-more-balanced-trade-with-china-ahead-of-trump-xi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T14:02:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6212824-scott-bessent-donald-trump-xi-jinping-us-china-trade-talks/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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 the National Committee on U.S.-China...",
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  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Why China’s $1 trillion trade surplus isn’t all good news for its economy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/why-chinas-1-trillion-trade-surplus-isnt-all-good-news-for-its-economy",
        "published": "2026-11-11T08:29:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}