US official raises concern on China’s treatment of firmsBloombergUS Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Thursday expressed concern about recent actions Beijing has taken against US companies in a meeting with Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao (王文濤). The encounter marked the highest-level visit to the US by a Chinese official in more than two years. US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo testifies during a US Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday last week. The Chinese Ministry of Commerce in its own statement said that the meeting was candid and constructive, and that Wang expressed concerns about US chip policy and export controls with Raimondo. The trip fits a broader trend of Chinese officials traveling more often in the months since the country ended its COVID-19 restrictions.
