Treasury Secretary Bessent says a stock market decline won’t deter the U.S. from taking strong action against China

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted on Wednesday that the United States will not change its trade negotiating stance on China because of stock market volatility.

Bessent said in an exclusive interview on CNBC’s Invest in America Forum that President Donald Trump “likes a high stock market” but “believes a high stock market is the result of good policies.”

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