US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen is set to meet her Chinese counterpart in San Francisco this week as the countries prepare for a summit between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
The Treasury department said Yellen would host vice-premier He Lifeng on Thursday and Friday for talks on issues ranging from US concerns about unfair Chinese economic practices to potential areas for co-operation such as climate change and debt relief for low-income countries.
The engagement comes four months after Yellen travelled to Beijing for meetings with premier Li Qiang and He, who assumed responsibility for the Chinese economy when he became vice-premier in March.