US, China to Launch New Talks on ‘Balanced’ Economic Growth Amid Overcapacity Concerns

Secretary Yellen announced two new initiatives after two days of dialogue with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng.
US, China to Launch New Talks on ‘Balanced’ Economic Growth Amid Overcapacity Concerns
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen looks on prior to a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Guangzhou, China, on April 6, 2024. Ken Ishii/Pool via Getty Images
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on April 6 that the United States will launch two new initiatives with China and hold more economic dialogues aimed at addressing the increasing overcapacity in the world’s second-largest economy.

She is on her second trip to China as treasury secretary. Following two days of extended dialogues with her Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier He Lifeng, Ms. Yellen announced that the two sides have agreed to establish a new initiative for “intensive exchanges on balanced growth in the domestic and global economies.”