US Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen has said her visit to Beijing has marked a “step forward” and described the talks as “direct, substantive and productive.”Yellen spoke at the end of a four-day trip, during which talks were held over issues including climate change in efforts to stabilise relations between the two countries. However, she admitted the US and China still had “significant disagreements but said both sides had learned more about each other. “No one visit will solve our challenges overnight, but this trip will help build a resilient and productive channel of communication with China’s new economic team,” she said. Chinese Vice Premier, He Lifeng, who was among those to meet with Yellen, said on Saturday he regretted “unexpected incidents” such as the row over a spy balloon had hurt ties with the United States. “We believe that the world is big enough for both of our countries to thrive.”READ ALSO FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 09, 2023 11:28 UTC