{"id":115637,"date":"2021-06-02T02:38:16","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T02:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=115637"},"modified":"2021-06-02T02:38:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T02:38:16","slug":"u-s-treasury-secretary-yellen-and-chinas-vice-premier-talk-about-cooperation-and-economic-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/business\/u-s-treasury-secretary-yellen-and-chinas-vice-premier-talk-about-cooperation-and-economic-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen and China's vice premier talk about cooperation and economic recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"
BEIJING \u2014 China's Vice Premier Liu He and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke Wednesday for the first time since President Joe Biden took office.<\/p>\n
Both the U.S. and China said the two leaders talked about the economy and cooperation, and "frankly" discussed issues of concern.<\/p>\n
Yellen discussed the Biden administration's plans to "support a continued strong economic recovery and the importance of cooperating on areas that are in U.S. interests," the Treasury said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Liu and Yellen agreed the two countries' economic relationship is "very important," Chinese state media said, according to a CNBC translation. The report said the leaders held a wide-ranging discussion on the macroeconomic situation and multilateral cooperation.<\/p>\n
Neither side shared further details on the conversation. The world's two largest economies have remained close trading partners despite geopolitical tensions.<\/p>\n
The U.S. dollar has been weakening as the U.S. central bank keeps interest rates low to support the economy's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Partly as a result, the Chinese yuan\u00a0is at its strongest against the greenback in about three years. That makes Chinese goods relatively more expensive for American buyers.<\/p>\n
Many economists in China are also concerned about spillover effects from massive U.S. government spending meant to support growth.<\/p>\n
Investors have been betting on a recovery, sending commodity prices surging. The rising prices have hit Chinese businesses, prompting the central Chinese government to announce additional support and clamp down on market speculation.<\/p>\n
Chinese state media characterized the two leaders' discussion Wednesday as one bearing an attitude of "mutual respect," a phrase Beijing often uses when calling for more favorable communication with the U.S.<\/p>\n
Last week, Liu spoke with U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai for the first time since Biden took office.<\/p>\n