{"id":2499183,"date":"2025-10-15T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bessent-and-greer-play-good-cop-bad-cop-with-china-trade-war\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T12:31:49","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:31:49","slug":"bessent-and-greer-play-good-cop-bad-cop-with-china-trade-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bessent-and-greer-play-good-cop-bad-cop-with-china-trade-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Bessent and Greer play &#8216;good cop, bad cop&#8217; with China trade war"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbessent-and-greer-play-good-cop-bad-cop-with-china-trade-war%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2499183&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer held a joint press conference aiming to address concerns regarding President Donald Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inflation-rises-to-2-2-in-september-in-producer-price-index\/\" title=\"September&#039;s producer price index records a 2.2% increase in inflation.\">escalating trade war<\/a> with China. Recently, tensions heightened after China halted purchases of American soybeans and introduced new export controls on rare earth minerals, leading Trump to threaten a 100% tariff increase on all Chinese imports. Greer took a tough stance, criticizing China&#8217;s move as an attempt to control the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-band-of-lawmakers-discusses-household-supply-chains-at-whitened-house\/\" title=\"Bipartisan band of lawmakers discusses household supply chains at Whitened House\">global supply chain<\/a> and accusing Beijing of economic coercion. Meanwhile, Bessent adopted a more measured approach, expressing optimism about de-escalating tensions and highlighting ongoing communications between the U.S. and China. He also distanced Chinese President Xi Jinping from the aggressive rhetoric of Commerce Minister Li Chenggang, suggesting that not all Chinese officials support such hardline positions. The officials&#8217; complementary tactics reflected a &#8220;good cop, bad cop&#8221; dynamic in managing the U.S. approach to the trade dispute.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bessent and Greer play &lsquo;good cop, bad cop&rsquo; with China trade war<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2373146\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Treasury Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/scott-bessent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Scott Bessent<\/a> and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met on Wednesday morning with the hope of easing concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">President Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> trade war with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">China<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and Beijing have exchanged trade salvos over the past week, spurred first by China&rsquo;s decision to end <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3849475\/trump-blasts-china-soybean-tactics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">purchases of American soybeans<\/a> and roll out new export controls for rare earth minerals. Trump responded in kind on Friday by vowing to implement a 100% tariff increase on all Chinese imports to the United States.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3850682\/duffy-billion-deregulation-drive-trump-transportation-secretary-rewriting-rulebook\/\">Inside Duffy&rsquo;s $1.3 billion deregulation drive: How Trump&rsquo;s transportation chief is rewriting Washington&rsquo;s rulebook&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3850567\/wall-street-inhales-trump-tough-guy-china\/\">Wall Street inhales as Trump plays &#8216;tough guy&#8217; with China<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3850777\/judge-miami-land-transfer-trump-presidential-library\/\">Judge temporarily blocks transfer of Miami land for Trump presidential library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Bessent and Greer backed the president&rsquo;s position with something of a &ldquo;good cop, bad cop&rdquo; routine at a Wednesday morning press conference at the Department of the Treasury, with Greer hammering China&rsquo;s &ldquo;global supply chain power grab.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This move is not proportional retaliation. It is an exercise in economic coercion of every country in the world,&rdquo; he said of China&rsquo;s new proposed export controls. &ldquo;This rule gives China control over basically the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/janet-yellen-celebrates-controversial-once-in-a-generation-global-minimum-corporate-tax-agreement\/\" title=\"Janet Yellen Celebrates Controversial \u2018Once-In-A-Generation\u2019 Global Minimum Corporate Tax Agreement\">entire global economy<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >technology supply chain<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, Bessent, who has steadily grown into his role as Trump&rsquo;s market whisperer over the past nine months, took a slightly more tempered tone.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;As the president said, we want to help China, not hurt it,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yellen-pitches-friendshoring-to-protect-supply-chains-from-risky-countries-like-china\/\" title=\"Yellen Pitches \u201cFriendshoring\u201d to Protect Supply Chains From \u201cRisky\u201d Countries ...ke ...\">treasury secretary added<\/a> before slightly turning up the heat. &ldquo;We are not going to let a group of bureaucrats in Beijing try to manage the global supply chain.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, left, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer take questions from reporters as they deliver remarks on &ldquo;Game Plan for US Investment&rdquo; on the sidelines of the IMF\/World Bank annual meetings at the CNBC Invest in America Forum, in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 15, 2025. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He continued, &ldquo;I am optimistic that this can be de-escalated. Ultimately, we are confident in the strong relationship between President Trump and[ChinesePresident[ChinesePresident<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/xi-jinping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Xi Jinping<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve had substantial communication with the Chinese over the past few days, and we believe that there will be more forthcoming this week,&rdquo; Bessent concluded.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3827576\/trumps-trade-battle-with-china-puts-us-soybean-farmers-in-peril\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP&rsquo;S TRADE BATTLE WITH CHINA PUTS US SOYBEAN FARMERS IN PERIL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, Bessent spoke at CNBC&rsquo;s Invest in America Forum, where he sought to put some daylight between Xi and his top trade negotiator, Minister of Commerce Li Chenggang, suggesting that the latter was &ldquo;unhinged&rdquo; in his recent escalations of the trade war, while claiming that other leaders in Beijing do not hold the same positions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This individual was very disrespectful. He showed up, uninvited, in Washington and said, quote, &lsquo;China will cause global chaos,&rsquo;&rdquo; Bessent added of Li during his Wednesday press conference. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t believe that China wants to be an agent of chaos. They used to have the &lsquo;wolf-warrior&rsquo; diplomats. So, maybe he thinks he&rsquo;s a wolf-warrior.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bessent and Greer ease tensions amid Trump-China trade war<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2645,"featured_media":2499184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2240745405.jpg?w=594","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45545,65267,65266,53108,42205],"class_list":["post-2499183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bessent","tag-china-trade-war","tag-good-cop-bad-cop","tag-greer","tag-trade-policy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2240745405.jpg?w=594","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2645"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2499183"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2499187,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499183\/revisions\/2499187"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2499184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2499183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2499183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2499183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}