Bessent and Greer had struck an optimistic tone regarding the state of a potential trade agreement with China, noting that the administration would provide additional details on Monday. While Greer referred to an "agreement" and "deal," neither official provided details. China has not yet publicly weighed in on whether the two countries have struck a deal.
“I’m happy to report that we made substantial progress between the United States and China in the very important trade talks,” Bessent told reporters, adding that “the talks were productive.”
During Bessent and Greer's brief remarks — which lasted just over two minutes — Greer appeared to reference an agreement between the two sides as he touted the talks as constructive.
“This was, as the secretary pointed out, a very constructive two days,” Greer said. “It’s important to understand how quickly we were able to come to agreement, which reflects that perhaps the differences were not so large as maybe thought. That being said, there was a lot of groundwork that went into these two days.”
