Scott Bessent: “I don't think there's an appearance problem”

Working alongside our law enforcement partners, we will continue to disrupt the cartels' drug trafficking operations and protect our borders.

We strongly support Japan's decisive market and monetary steps to correct the substantial undervaluation of the yen.

If you insist on doing business with them—either transferring money, buying oil, doing seaborne ship transport—then the US Treasury and the US government, they will put its full might and force towards enforcing against you.

I emphasized that we expect Beijing to fully meet its commitments on rare earths and U.S. agricultural products.