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Biden Admin Talks Up Trade With China but With Little Substance

There is no reason to look for relief in Sino-American relations now or in November when Joe Biden and Xi Jinping meet.
Biden Admin Talks Up Trade With China but With Little Substance
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo (L) chats with Lin Feng, director general of China's Ministry of Commerce (2nd R), and U.S. Ambassador to China Nick Burns (R) upon arrival at the Beijing Capital International Airport in China on Aug. 27, 2023. Andy Wong/Pool/Getty Images
Milton Ezrati
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Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo visited China at the end of August to discuss improved trade relations. She’s the third cabinet-level official to make the trip in the past few months. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen preceded her, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken preceded Ms. Yellen. All three visits clearly mean to prepare the ground for a meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping this November, when both attend Asia-Pacific cooperation meetings in San Francisco.

Milton Ezrati
Milton Ezrati
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Milton Ezrati is a contributing editor at The National Interest, an affiliate of the Center for the Study of Human Capital at the University at Buffalo (SUNY), and chief economist for Vested, a New York-based communications firm. Before joining Vested, he served as chief market strategist and economist for Lord, Abbett & Co. He also writes frequently for City Journal and blogs regularly for Forbes. His latest book is "Thirty Tomorrows: The Next Three Decades of Globalization, Demographics, and How We Will Live."
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