Yellen Says No Compromise on National Security in US Economic Approach to China

The treasury secretary says Washington seeks to maintain a ‘healthy economic relationship’ with China, but it will not compromise on two areas.

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks at an event on the Biden administration’s economic strategy toward the Indo-Pacific in Washington on Nov. 2, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The United States will not compromise on national security interests and human rights in its pursuit of a “healthy” economic relationship with communist China, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday.

Her remarks came ahead of a planned meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in San Francisco later this month.