US commerce secretary meets Chinese counterpart in Beijing


US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, (L) speaks with Lin Feng, director general of China, ministry of commerce, (2R), and US Ambassador to China Nick Burns, (R) upon arrival at the Beijing capital International Airport in Beijing, on August 27, 2023. (Photo by Andy Wong / POOL / AFP)

BEIJING (AFP): US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo met with her Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Monday (Aug 28), as Washington works to cool trade tensions between the world's two largest economies.

Raimondo's visit -- which will last until Wednesday -- is the latest in a series of high-level trips to China by US officials in recent months.

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