Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump's 100% tariff threat on China is 'effectively off the table'
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President Donald Trump is expected to make headway on two pressing issues this week while meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea: tariffs and TikTok. During a Sunday interview on CBS News' "Face the Nation," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said trade talks between the US and China were progressing. He said the additional 100% tariff on China that President Donald Trump threatened earlier this month, and which was supposed to take effect on November 1, is now "effectively off the table.
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Main Idea: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration’s planned 100% tariff on China is now effectively off the table as trade talks advance and a TikTok deal appears close.
Key Points:
- Bessent said U.S.-China trade talks made enough progress that the extra tariff threat is no longer expected to take effect.
- He said the two sides reached a “substantial framework” for trade negotiations after talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng.
- Bessent said the U.S. also appears to have avoided China’s planned global export controls on rare earths.
- He said Trump and Xi could finalize a TikTok deal when they meet in South Korea, with the U.S. assets expected to be sold to a buyer group.
Impact on the People
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Positive Impact
The easing of Trump’s threatened China tariff may lower prices and reduce supply shocks for households and small businesses. A TikTok deal could reduce market uncertainty for workers, investors, and users.
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- Treasury Secretary Scott BessentpersonPrimaryEvaluated
Central official whose remarks drive the article’s coverage of tariff and TikTok negotiations.
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Key decision-maker behind the tariff threat and the expected meeting with Xi Jinping.
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Owner of TikTok and a central company in the reported divestiture deal.
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Core commercial platform at the center of the reported deal and U.S. divestment plan.
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One of the two principal countries involved in the trade talks and tariff threat.
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Chinese leader central to the trade talks and expected TikTok and tariff discussions.
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Chinese vice premier cited as Bessent’s counterpart in the negotiations.
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U.S. trade representative quoted supporting the trade talks, but not the article’s main focus.
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