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# Scott Bessent

**Type:** person  
## Related Articles

- [Bessent warns China could face sanctions over AI IP theft](https://stuffthatspins.com/spin/bessent-warns-china-could-face-sanctions-over-ai-ip-theft) — July 21, 2026
- [US threatens sanctions against Chinese AI models over IP theft](https://stuffthatspins.com/spin/us-threatens-sanctions-against-chinese-ai-models-over-ip-theft) — July 21, 2026
- [Bessent brushes off critics of Trump's crypto haul](https://stuffthatspins.com/spin/bessent-brushes-off-critics-of-trumps-crypto-haul) — July 3, 2026
- [Letter: chip sector group SEMI, including Micron and Samsung, warns Scott Bessent US policies affecting prices or production capacity would worsen the shortage (Maggie Eastland/Bloomberg)](https://stuffthatspins.com/spin/letter-chip-sector-group-semi-including-micron-and-samsung-warns-scott-bessent-us-policies-affecting-prices-or-productio) — July 3, 2026

## Related Claims

- The U.S. could sanction Chinese open AI models over alleged IP theft.
- Government attempts to address the global memory chip shortage by influencing prices or production capacity would worsen the shortage.
- The Trump administration could sanction China over intellectual property theft amid concerns about whether Beijing is relying on American AI to develop its own advanced models.
- President Trump raked in more than $1 billion in cryptocurrency profits while in the White House.

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