Lee Jae Myung to meet Bessent to discuss tariffs, US-China summit

President Lee Jae Myung will meet visiting US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent this week, Lee's office said Tuesday, with the two expected to discuss US tariffs among other issues. Lee will receive a courtesy call from Bessent on Wednesday, presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung said, just one day before Bessent heads to China for the summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping scheduled for Thursday and Friday. Diplomatic sources earlier confirmed Bessent's one-day

By The Korea Herald