Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she still aims to visit China, though has no specific plans after the recent diplomatic spat over an alleged Chinese spy balloon over US airspace.
(Bloomberg) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she still aims to visit China, though has no specific plans after the recent diplomatic spat over an alleged Chinese spy balloon over US airspace.
“I do think improved communication is important,” Yellen told reporters Wednesday when asked about plans to visit China. “I still hope to be able to visit China and meet with economic counterparts, but I don’t have any more details to offer.”
The Treasury announced last month that Yellen would make her first visit to China as Treasury secretary, following talks she held in Zurich with Vice Premier Liu He.
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Yellen on Wednesday said that the decision on when to go is “really up to” the State and Defense Departments. Secretary of State Antony Blinken postponed his own trip to Beijing earlier this month after the balloon incident.
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