Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng’s growing influence on economic policy shown as former subordinate joins top finance policy body

Yan Pengcheng, who served under He in various roles at the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), has been appointed as a deputy head of the general office of the Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission. The latter is a powerful Communist Party body responsible for managing the world’s second-largest economy and He is director … Read more

Janet Yellen in China: how far did trip move the ball for US-China relations as presidential election looms?

The week-long trip to China by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sidestepped core economic disputes, and without headway, analysts said the pressure of November’s presidential election could force the Biden administration “to be more aggressive” on the trade front. Yellen ended her second trip to China in 10 months on Tuesday, having met Chinese officials … Read more

What did Janet Yellen eat in China? US Treasury secretary’s food and drink picks fascinate Chinese politicians, internet users

Ever since she ate mushrooms that can have psychedelic effects in Beijing last July, Janet Yellen has united Americans and Chinese in wanting to know what she will eat next. And with the US Treasury secretary back in China this week, having stopped in Guangzhou and Beijing, many people are less interested in her travels … Read more

Secretary Yellen meets with Chinese Premier Li in Beijing: “We have put our bilateral relationship on more stable footing”

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Premier Li Qiang sounded a hopeful note on bilateral relations at the start of their Sunday meeting in Beijing. The U.S.-China relationship can only move forward with direct and open communication, Yellen told Li, after arriving in the Chinese capital from the southern city of Guangzhou. “The meeting was … Read more

‘Significant consequences’ if Chinese firms help Russia’s war in Ukraine, US’s Yellen warns – POLITICO

“We’ve been clear with China that we see Russia as gaining support from goods that China, Chinese firms are supplying to Russia,” Yellen told journalists in Guangzhou. “Neither of us want this to be an issue with our bilateral relationship. So we’re working together,” she added. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, Beijing’s ties with … Read more

US, China agree to hold talks on ‘balanced economic growth’

BEIJING-BOUND Yellen now heads north to Beijing, where she will have a two-day visit involving more high-level discussions with Chinese leaders. This visit to China – her second in the past year – comes as Washington and Beijing feud over everything from access to advanced technology, the self-ruled island of Taiwan and video app TikTok. … Read more

Janet Yellen in China: US treasury secretary aiming to keep trade relations on firmer footing

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on Thursday for the first leg of her week-long trip aimed at helping manage the trade relations between the world’s two largest economies. Yellen, who arrived in Guangzhou just after 6pm local time, media reports said, was greeted by China’s vice-minister of … Read more

Janet Yellen in China: what’s on the table as Washington’s ‘effective emissary’ begins her trip?

Premier Li Qiang, Vice-Premier He Lifeng, Minister of Finance Lan Fo’an, central bank governor Pan Gongsheng and Liu He, China’s former vice-premier who led previous trade negotiations with the US, would also meet with Yellen during trip, the US Treasury statement added. Current affairs: sparks fly between China, US over EVs before Janet Yellen visit … Read more

China’s solar, EV surplus could be dumped on global markets

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies during a hearing before the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee at Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 21, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Alex Wong | Getty Images Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday warned that China is treating the global … Read more

Janet Yellen says Biden spurred electric vehicle investment boom

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the “Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council” on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 6, 2024. Amanda Andrade-rhoades | Reuters Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday lauded President Joe Biden’s investment in electric vehicles for accelerating the sector, … Read more