Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner and China’s Vice Premier Wang Qishan today discussed Europe and other challenges facing the global economy and the upcoming Group of 20 meeting in a telephone conversation, spokesman Kara Alaimo said in an e-mailed statement.

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