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August 29, 2023

In Beijing, Commerce Chief Touts U.S. Trade Ties with China
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is in China for a four-day visit
aimed at reducing tensions over Taiwan. Speaking from Beijing after a
meeting with her counterpart on Monday, Raimondo said the Biden
administration wants to maintain a stable economic relationship with
China and more than $700 billion of mutual trade between the U.S. and
China.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo: "The vast majority of our trade and
investment relationship does not involve national security concerns. And
in this regard, I am committed to promoting trade and investment in
those areas that are in our mutual best interests."



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