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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sharply rebuked Chinese trade official Li Chenggang, saying the vice minister appeared in Washington on August 28 without an invitation and behaved “unhinged,” echoing Beijing’s “wolf warrior” style. At a press conference Wednesday, Bessent said Li’s visit wasn’t requested by the Trump administration and suggested the official “has gone rogue” after using “very incendiary” language.

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