Yellen says US-China relationship on ‘more stable footing’ but more can be done to improve ties

BEIJING (AP) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met Sunday with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing and sent a message of mutual cooperation despite the nations’ differences.

Yellen came to China with trade practices that put American companies and workers at an unfair competitive disadvantage at the top of her mind.

In the ornate Fujian room of the Great Hall of the People building just west of Tiananmen Square, she told Li: “While we have more to do, I believe that, over the past year, we have put our bilateral relationship on more stable footing.”

“This has not meant ignoring our differences or avoiding tough conversations,” she said. “It has meant

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