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Washington , D.C. – Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson will travel to Singapore at the end of this week to attend a G7 finance ministers meeting and annual gatherings of the IMF and World Bank. On Tuesday, September 19, he'll travel to China to meet with government officials, local business leaders and students.
While in Singapore, the Secretary will hold a number of bilateral meetings with his counterparts and participate in a range of discussions with his colleagues around the world. At the conclusion of the G7 meetings on Sept. 16, Secretary Paulson will hold a press conference. (Time and Location TBA.)
In his first trip to China as Treasury Secretary, Paulson will engage Chinese officials in a range of discussions on the importance of trade liberalization – especially in the financial sector, among other issues such as advancing the global agenda with benefits of economic liberalization and competition, and the economic relationship between the two nations. He'll go to Hangzhou on September 19 and spend Sept 20-22 in Beijing before returning the U.S.
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