{
  "id": 4699930,
  "title": "US targets China’s global trade surplus at G20 meeting ahead of Xi-Trump summit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-targets-chinas-global-trade-surplus-at-g20-meeting-ahead-of-xi-4699930",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T19:10:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3365895/us-targets-chinas-global-trade-surplus-g20-meeting-ahead-xi-trump-summit"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday targeted China’s global trade surplus, raising concerns over “excessive imbalances,” weeks before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to arrive in Washington for a bilateral summit with US President Donald Trump. “We are confronting persistent global imbalances that undermine prosperity,” Bessent said in his opening address at the G20 Finance…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Financial Post",
        "title": "Bessent says he’ll ask G20 to rethink trade terms with China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/bessent-says-hell-ask-g20-to-rethink-trade-terms-with-china",
        "published": "2026-08-31T16:30:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "US targets China’s global trade surplus at G20 meeting ahead of Xi-Trump summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/us-targets-chinas-global-trade-surplus-at-g20-meeting-ahead-of-xi",
        "published": "2026-08-31T19:10:22.000Z"
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  "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."
}