Janet Yellen to Visit China , to Try to Ease Tensions.<br />The U.S. Treasury secretary will go to Beijing on July 6, 'Financial Times' reports.<br />She will spend four days conversing <br />with top Chinese officials, though she <br />will not meet with President Xi Jinping.<br />Through this trip, we seek to deepen <br />and increase the frequency of communication between our countries moving forward <br />and to stabilize the relationship to avoid miscommunication and expand <br />collaboration where we can, Senior administration official, via statement.<br />Yellen's visit follows Secretary of State <br />Antony Blinken's visit to China that <br />took place just weeks ago.<br />Yellen's visit follows Secretary of State <br />Antony Blinken's visit to China that <br />took place just weeks ago.<br />Former White House official <br />Evan Medeiros said Yellen's trip is <br />"simply the next step in an uncertain process.".<br />It’s good to do but hard to see how it moves the ball in the complex game of great power competition. , Evan Medeiros, former White House official, via statement.<br />Given the militarized nature of <br />the competition and the competing world views, it is hard to see how the visit moves <br />the ball forward more than a few meters, Evan Medeiros, former White House official, via statement.<br />The two countries are currently feuding over issues such as Beijing's military presence around Taiwan as well as laws targeting espionage and sanctions, which interfere with U.S. business operations.<br />China has also accused the U.S. of making <br />it more difficult for the country to secure <br />advanced chips due to sweeping export controls.
