Yellen Sees ‘progress’ in Rocky Us-China Ties, Expects More Communication

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said 10 hours of bilateral meetings with senior Chinese officials in recent days were “direct” and “productive” and helped stabilize the often rocky relationship as her four-day Beijing trip ended.

Yellen, who departed Beijing on Sunday, told a press conference the United States and China remained at odds on a number of is-sues but she expressed confidence that her visit had advanced US efforts to “put the US-China relationship on surer footing.”

Yellen’s visit is Washington’s latest attempt to repair ties between the world’s two biggest economies, battered over issues from Taiwan to technology that have drawn their allies into their rivalry, having an impact on companies and trade ties.