US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on March 21, 2024 in Washington, DC Alex Wong | Getty Images US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday she would not rule out measures, including possible tariffs, on China’s green energy exports. “I wouldn’t rule anything out at this point. We have to leave everything on the table….
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen confronted her Chinese counterpart about China’s rising exports of low-cost electric vehicles and other green energy goods. She said they posed a threat to American jobs and called on Beijing to scale back its industrial strategy, according to the US government. Ms. Yellen also warned her counterpart, Vice Premier He…
Chinese Vice Minister of Finance Liao Min (2nd from right) and US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns (r.) receive US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (r.) upon her arrival in Guangzhou on April 4, 2024. Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen opened her first full day of official…
President Joe Biden spent nearly two hours on the phone with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday. The White House described this conversation as an opportunity for the two leaders to “check in” and responsibly manage the strained US-China relationship. “Intense competition requires intense diplomacy to manage tensions, address miscalculations and prevent inadvertent conflicts,” a…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies during a hearing before the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Administration of the House Budget Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 21, 2024 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Wednesday that China views the global…
A picture of the state of Arunachal Pradesh during the Republic Day parade along Kartavya Path in New Delhi, India, on Friday, January 26, 2024. India’s Republic Day marks the anniversary of the country’s secular constitution coming into force in the year 1950. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images China criticized the United States for…
The flags of China and Hong Kong are displayed in rows. Bloomberg Creative | Creative Bloomberg Photos | Getty Images The Chinese embassy on Thursday responded to U.S. criticism of Hong Kong’s new national security law, saying the U.S. should “respect China’s sovereignty.” Hong Kong lawmakers passed a new national security law on Tuesday that…
Supporters of the climate protection movement Fridays for Future, including one holding a sign with the image of Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images China and Russia are seen as less of a threat to Western populations today than they were a year ago, as…
Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., is seen outside the U.S. Capitol after the final votes of the week on Thursday, June 15, 2023. Tom Williams | CQ Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images House Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wi., chairman of the Chinese Communist Party special committee, announced Saturday that he would not seek re-election this year,…
Many Chinese developers have stopped or delayed construction of pre-sold homes due to cash flow issues. Pictured here is a real estate construction site in Jiangsu Province, China, on October 17, 2022. Future publishing | Future publishing | Getty Images China’s economy is stalling. The housing market is crumbling, deflationary pressures are spreading across the…
