Home / WorldWorldStraits TimesWorldStraits Times·Sep 3, 2026·1 min readChina-US spat at G-20 largely came down to dispute over one wordThe sticking point was the inclusion of the phrase “non-market” in a sentence addressing trade imbalances.View original source — Straits Times ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesBusinessFinancial TimesBusinessSep 1, 2026 · 1 minChina derails consensus on communiqué after US-hosted G20Financial TimesWorldStraits TimesWorldSep 2, 2026 · 1 minChina prevented G-20 communique over imbalance trade spat, says US’ BessentStraits TimesPoliticsThe HillPoliticsSep 2, 2026 · 1 minBessent: China not among countries agreeing ‘cheap exports’ are unsustainableThe HillBusinessBloombergBusinessSep 2, 2026 · 1 minBessent on China's G20 Dissent, Japan, and Canada SpatBloomberg
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