By Andrea Shalal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet Chinese Vice Premier Liu He in Switzerland on Wednesday to exchange views on economic developments and deepen communication between the world’s two largest economies, a Treasury official said.
Yellen’s first in-person meeting with Liu is part of a pledge by both countries to work to ease tensions following President Joe Biden’s talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Indonesia in November.
Yellen will meet Liu in Zurich on the eve of her three-country visit to Africa, where she will focus on strengthening U.S. ties with a continent that has long been the focus of Chinese trade and investment, and issues such as food security.
China’s foreign minister, Qin Gang, is just…
