CNBC’s Eamon Javers sits down for an exclusive interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to discuss the possibility of a Trump–Xi Jinping meeting, China’s purchases of Iranian oil, and more.

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After news emerged that China’s delegation had indicated a 90-day extension of the two economies’ trade-war truce was agreed, Bessent said, “I think our Chinese counterparts have jumped the gun a little.