Yellen Criticizes Beijing’s ‘Coercive’ Actions Against US Companies

Yellen called on the Chinese regime to provide a ‘a level field’ for American business and address manufacturing overcapacity during her trip to China.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen attends a roundtable with business leaders in southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on April 5, 2024. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen criticized Beijing’s “coercive” measures against foreign companies, calling on the regime’s top leadership to provide American businesses and workers “a level playing field.”

Kicking off her second trip to China as Treasury secretary, Ms. Yellen met with American and other foreign business leaders on Friday in Guangzhou, the southern export hub.