Exclusive-Bessent, Chinese vice premier to meet in Madrid next week on trade, TikTok

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent attends a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the Oval Office of the White House, amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 18, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent plans to with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and other senior officials next week in Madrid to continue their discussions on trade, economic and national security issues, the Treasury said on Thursday.

The meetings, which will also cover the status of the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok and joint efforts to combat money laundering, are part of a September 12-18 trip that Bessent is making to Spain and Britain, the Treasury said in a statement to Reuters.