{
  "id": 4967921,
  "title": "China dissented from G20 statement opposing 'cheap exports' flooding market, Bessent says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/china-dissented-from-g20-statement-opposing-cheap-exports-flooding-4967921",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-01T23:52:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNBC",
    "slug": "cnbc",
    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/01/bessent-china-g20-trade-exports-trump-xi.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke to reporters at the G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, N.C. He mentioned that he had warned other nations at the beginning of President Donald Trump's second term that the new U.S. \"tariff wall\" would mean that Chinese goods would flood their markets. According to Bessent, this is what happened.\n\nBessent urged his G20 counterparts to take measures to protect their citizens' jobs and manufacturing base. He suggested that they should consider using tariffs and other measures to crack down on trade imbalances. The Trump administration's tariff policies have been criticized for raising costs for U.S. consumers.\n\nThe Associated Press reported that China dissented from a G20 statement opposing cheap exports flooding the market, with Bessent making these comments. Bessent also leads the Trump administration's plan to choke off Iran's economy by threatening its business partners with secondary sanctions.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 7,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Bessent says G20 countries should also use tariffs to protect their industries from cheap imports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/bessent-says-g20-countries-should-also-use-tariffs-to-protect-their-4925886",
        "published": "2026-09-01T19:25:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Bessent says G20 countries should also use tariffs to protect their industries from cheap imports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/bessent-says-g20-countries-should-also-use-tariffs-to-protect-their",
        "published": "2026-09-01T19:25:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Bessent says G20 countries should also use tariffs to protect their industries from cheap imports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/bessent-says-g20-countries-should-also-use-tariffs-to-protect-their-4926626",
        "published": "2026-09-01T19:26:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Bessent says G20 countries should also use tariffs to protect their industries from cheap imports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/bessent-says-g20-countries-should-also-use-tariffs-to-protect-their-4925713",
        "published": "2026-09-01T19:53:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "China dissents as Bessent says 19 finance ministers agree to address 'cheap exports'",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/china-dissents-as-bessent-says-19-finance-ministers-agree-to-address",
        "published": "2026-09-01T23:35:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC World",
        "title": "China dissented from G20 statement opposing 'cheap exports' flooding market, Bessent says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/china-dissented-from-g20-statement-opposing-cheap-exports-flooding",
        "published": "2026-09-01T23:52:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}