US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng will meet in Washington on Sunday for final preparatory trade talks before President Donald Trump is expected to host Xi Jinping on September 24. The latest report places the meeting in Washington, rather than New York as previously expected, with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer joining Bessent in hosting the Chinese delegation. Negotiators are seeking to bridge differences across trade issues, including potential tariff reductions affecting about $30 billion of goods, while addressing rare earths, technology and other strategic disputes. A temporary trade truce has prevented major tariff escalation, though a comprehensive settlement remains out of reach. A prediction-market contract on a Xi visit to the US before Dec. 31, 2026 showed a 94.8% YES probability amid the renewed talks.