A new American visit to China. After Secretary of State Antony BlinkenUS Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will travel to China from Thursday to Sunday to meet with Chinese officials, the ministry said on Sunday.
During her stay in Beijing, the Minister of Finance will meet with members of the government on “the importance for [les deux] countries, as the world’s leading economies, to manage [leur] relationship in a responsible manner,” according to the Treasury Department.
Janet Yellen also intends to insist on the need to “communicate directly on issues of concern and work to address global challenges”.
“We do not expect a significant breakthrough [dans les relations entre les deux pays, ndlr] of this trip,” a Treasury Department official said. “However, we hope to have constructive discussions and establish longer-term communication channels” with China, added the official.
Recurring tensions
Diplomatic and economic relations between the two countries have gradually deteriorated since Donald Trump’s tenure.
In November, US Head of State Joe Biden met Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time in person to try to ease tensions.
In mid-June, Secretary of State Antony Blinken went to Beijing and was received by the Chinese head of state, a gesture interpreted as a diplomatic advance.
But at a campaign meeting in California in late June, Joe Biden called Xi Jinping a “dictator”comments considered a “provocation” by Beijing.
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The Biden government last year imposed restrictions on the export of American semiconductors and technology components to China.
Before that, he had kept in place the tariffs imposed by Donald Trump on hundreds of billions of dollars of products exported by China to the United States.
“On this trip, we want to deepen and strengthen the frequency of communication between our countries and stabilize relations, to avoid misunderstandings and expand our collaboration where possible,” said a Treasury Department official.
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2023-07-03 01:03:00
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