US treasury chief says trade war with China has 'de-escalated'

Quelle: AFP (Glomex)

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he believes trade tensions with China have eased after a flare-up over Beijing's announcement of tighter export controls on the critical rare earths industry. "I think that things have de-escalated. I hope that China will show the respect that we have shown them," Bessent tells reporters at the White House. SOUNDBITE