Trump’s Iran war duties, not China disputes, could delay Beijing summit, Bessent says

By David Lawder and Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS, March 16 (Reuters) – Any potential delay to a planned summit this month between the U.S. and Chinese presidents would not stem from trade or shipping disputes with China but from the possibility that Donald Trump needs to remain in Washington because of the war with Iran, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday. Bessent, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer led two days of talks in Paris aimed at preparing the highly anticipated meeting between Trump and China’s Xi Jinping from March 31 to April 2….