Yellen Suggests Possible Trip to China Before End of Term in January

The Sino-U.S. relationship ‘needs to be prioritized and nurtured’ by the next U.S. administration, Yellen said.

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

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she is “probably done” serving in her current post after President Joe Biden concludes his term in January. Before her likely departure, she suggested the possibility of meeting her Chinese counterpart again in China.

“I certainly may go back there,” Yellen said at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Texas, on Sept. 7. “I would welcome a visit by my Chinese counterpart, and my guess is that we will have, one way or another, a visit.”