US commerce secretary meets Chinese counterpart in Beijing


Trade mission: Raimondo speaking as she visits a US beauty healthcare products showcase for the Chinese market, at a hotel in Beijing. — AFP

Beijing: US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo met with her Chinese counterpart in Beijing yesterday, as Washington works to cool trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies.

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

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