{
  "id": 9368914,
  "title": "Bessent and He meet again to tackle ‘some unfinished business’ as Xi summit nears",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/bessent-and-he-meet-again-to-tackle-some-unfinished-business-as-xi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T15:52:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368555/bessent-and-he-meet-again-tackle-some-unfinished-business-xi-summit-nears"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent held an unscheduled meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Washington on Wednesday, hours before Chinese President Xi Jinping was due to arrive for a state visit. “We had some unfinished business from Sunday. We want strategic stability, but it has to be based on reciprocity and fairness,” Bessent told Fox News on his way to the meeting. The talks are…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Nikkei Asia",
        "title": "Trump-Xi summit live: Bessent meets with He as Chinese president heads to US",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/trump-xi-summit-live-bessent-meets-with-he-as-chinese-president-heads",
        "published": "2026-09-23T14:52:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "Bessent and He meet again to tackle ‘some unfinished business’ as Xi summit nears",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/bessent-and-he-meet-again-to-tackle-some-unfinished-business-as-xi-9369203",
        "published": "2026-09-23T15:52:53.000Z"
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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."
}