US Delegation Heading to Malaysia for China Trade Talks

Greer said Beijing’s rare earth restrictions were an ‘incredibly aggressive’ move that the global community won’t accept.

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on Aug. 26, 2025. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent are heading to Malaysia for a fifth round of in-person trade talks with their Chinese counterparts amid heightened tensions between the two countries.

Greer confirmed the trip in a CNBC “Squawk Box” interview on Oct. 22, where he reiterated that the Chinese regime had disproportionately escalated tensions globally and that it was Beijing’s responsibility to de-escalate.