US to focus on sustaining economic relationship with China

US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Raimondo will carry a message that the United States is not seeking to decouple from China, but will protect its national security. — Reuters

WASHINGTON: US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo will travel to China next week for meetings with senior Chinese government officials and US business leaders, the department said on Tuesday, marking the latest in a recent series of high-level visits.

Last month, Raimondo vowed to go forward with the visit despite the reported Chinese hacking of her department’s emails.