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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives for a press conference with President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 4, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday warned other countries not to align themselves with China on trade as it engaged in tit-for-tat tariffs on the United States.
Bessent delivered the warning at the American Bankers Association in Washington, saying that seeking closer ties with Beijing “would be cutting your own throat.”
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