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Scott Bessent: “President Trump understands the issues around [Taiwan] and…”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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Squawk Pod: Scott Bessent from Beijing - 05/14/26 | Audio Only

Published | Video Starts at 31:27

Do you know, can you comment on that at all? Sure, Joe. It wouldn't be a US China summit without the Taiwan issue coming up. And I'm confident that President Trump understands the issues around [Taiwan] and is very, very resolute in his answers. And I'm sure we'll be hearing more from him in, in the coming days on that. (31:27–31:38)

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