China’s ‘Overconcentrated Supply Chains’ Threaten US Jobs, Green Investments: Yellen

‘If the debt is stabilized relative to the size of the economy, we’re in a reasonable place,’ the treasury secretary said.

Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen speaks during an Economic Club of New York event on June 13, 2024. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

China’s “overconcentrated supply chains” threaten U.S. jobs and the current administration’s enormous investments in the nation’s green energy industry, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says.

Speaking to the Economic Club of New York on June 13, Ms. Yellen warned that Beijing’s trade policies “may interfere significantly with our efforts to build a healthy economic relationship.”