Officials from the United States and communist China will meet in Switzerland this week to discuss economic development and work to increase communication between the two nations on economic issues.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in Zurich on Jan. 18 as part of an attempt to ease tensions between the two nations. The move follows a November pledge by U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) General Secretary Xi Jinping to work to improve ties amid heightened tensions.
The meeting also highlights a growing competition for influence between the United States and the CCP regime in Africa. Yellen is to visit three African nations immediately after the meeting, and the CCP’s foreign minister, Qin Gang, is just coming off of his own tour of Africa….