Raimondo Seeks to Seize Moment With China Visit Focused on Business

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US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is in China this week with an aim to improve communication and promote healthy competition, as Washington seeks to expand business ties between the two largest economies even as government relations remain shaky.

The four-day visit — the first by a US commerce chief in seven years — may be the most consequential yet by a Biden administration official because Raimondo’s purview over curbing technology shipments as well as promoting trade puts her at the center of tangible economic issues in US-China relations.

Before departing, Raimondo cited opportunities for commercial partnerships in areas such as travel and tourism, while signaling to her hosts that the US won’t compromise on national security — a message conveyed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on earlier visits.

Raimondo is expected to announce working groups on export controls and US-Chinese commercial relations, people familiar with the planning have said. The working-group plans drew a rebuke from Republicans in Congress, who warned Raimondo against allowing China to weigh in on US export policy. Raimondo told reporters she’ll communicate on national security but won’t negotiate.

 

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