US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo met with Chinese officials in Beijing as Washington tries to patch up relations between the world’s two biggest economies after years of heightened tensions.
Raimondo, who arrived in China on Sunday, is holding three days of meetings with Chinese officials and business leaders as US President Joe Biden’s administration seeks to stabilise ties.
Raimondo on Monday met Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao, telling her counterpart it was “profoundly important” for the two countries to have stable relations.
“We share $700bn dollars of trade and I concur with you that it is profoundly important that we have a stable economic relationship,” Raimondo said, according to a readout from the US Department of Commerce.
Raimondo’s visit comes after Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed at the G20 summit in Bali last year to “deepen communication” between their countries after years of rocky relations.
