US Treasury's Bessent, China's He to launch talks on AI, trade, critical minerals ↧ ↧ US Treasury's Bessent, China's He to launch talks on AI, trade, cri... US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng are set to meet on Sunday to try to tee up potential agreements on AI, tariffs and critical minerals for ​a high-stakes Washington summit this week between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.