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  "id": 8813225,
  "title": "US Treasury chief says meeting with China on trade, AI ‘very successful’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/us-treasury-chief-says-meeting-with-china-on-trade-ai-very-successful-8813225",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T00:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/business/2026/09/21/us-treasury-chief-says-meeting-with-china-on-trade-ai-very-successful"
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  "account": "US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described the meeting with Chinese officials as \"very successful,\" discussing trade and artificial intelligence on Sunday. The all-day discussion, held at JPMorgan Chase's New York headquarters, involved Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng and US Trade Official Jamie Jamieson Greer. The meeting, a precursor to a planned summit of the countries' top leaders, aimed to establish greater communication on AI threats and explore possible agreements. Bessent proposed a mechanism for notifying each other about security incidents, and both sides agreed to meet again. Li Chenggang, a newly appointed top-level international trade representative from China, attended the gathering. US officials emphasized the importance of working together to ease tensions on trade, technology, and strategic concerns, including potential extensions of a trade truce and regulations for AI development. Critical minerals and rare earth magnets, essential for US manufacturers, remained a focus for ensuring continued flow. Subsequent working-level meetings were expected to continue on Monday.",
  "summary": "The discussions with Chinese officials lasted about eight hours and set the stage for possible agreements ahead of a summit of the countries' top leaders.",
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        "title": "US Treasury chief says meeting with China on trade, AI 'very successful'",
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        "title": "US Treasury chief says meeting with China on trade, AI ‘very successful’",
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