"I will depart on Monday for a quick series of meetings in both Japan and South Korea," the trade chief said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. He added, "I will stop in Seoul" on Wednesday before heading to Beijing for Trump's summit with Xi Jinping scheduled for Thursday and Friday.
During his three-nation trip, Bessent is expected to discuss a wide range of economic issues in meetings with financial officials including his South Korean counterpart Koo Yun-cheol and others.
He said, "Economic security is national security, and I look forward to a productive series of engagements as we work to advance [Trump's] America First Economic Agenda."
Before arriving in Seoul, he will meet Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Tuesday, along with other government officials as well as "private sector representatives for discussions on the U.S.-Japan economic relationship."
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