UPDATE - US Treasury chief lands in China for high-level talks

During her 4-day visit, Janet Yellen to discuss bilateral issues, climate change, debt in emerging markets with Chinese officials

UPDATES WITH JANET YELLEN LANDING IN BEIJING; CHANGES LEAD, DECK

By Esra Tekin and Riyaz ul Khaliq

ISTANBUL (AA) – US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in China on Thursday for crucial discussions as relations between the two economic superpowers remain fraught, state media reported.

Yellen landed in Beijing on a four-day visit until Sunday. It is her first trip to China as the treasury secretary.

She will engage in meetings with senior Chinese officials to address various bilateral concerns, as well as global challenges such as climate change, and debt issues in emerging markets and developing economies.

Relations between Washington and Beijing have soured in recent years over several issues including Taiwan, semiconductor trade, and a suspected Chinese spy balloon over US territory.

Her visit comes days after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Beijing last month, where he also met Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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