U.S. Economic Officials Are Poised To Take Center Stage In China Ties As Dictator Controversy Fades

U.S. Economic Officials Are Poised To Take Center Stage In China Ties As Dictator Controversy Fades

Share to Linkedin Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo speaks during a Senate Appropriations hearing on Tuesday, May 16, ... [+] 2023. She may soon assume a higher profile role in U. S.-China exchanges. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Two of the Biden administration's top economic policy leaders – both women – may be poised to take center stage in U. S.-China relations after a high-level meeting intended to put a floor in acrimonious ties turned into a week of new round of tumult. "Important economic issues will now enter the discussion, along with additional players,", such as Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, who met China's Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met in Washington last month, as well as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, said American Chamber of Commerce Chairman Sean Stein in a written exchange with Forbes on Wednesday. The former long-time U. S. diplomat is also currently a public policy practice advisor at law firm Covington in Shanghai. The U. S. relationship with China is "too broad and complex to be anything but a team sport. Now the U. S. is going to bring more players onto the field," Stein said. Speaking at a news conference in Paris today, Yellen said it's "critical" the U.