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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Michael Liedtke and Fatima Hussein

Yellen says her talks with Chinese finance chief laid groundwork for Biden's meeting with Xi

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Friday that she and her Chinese counterpart agreed to work toward a “healthy economic relationship,” during two days of talks that she said helped lay the groundwork for a productive meeting next week between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Yellen said many disagreements remain between the two countries, but she and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng committed to working together “on global challenges, from debt issues to climate change-related economic issues.”

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