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Can Janet Yellen help fix US-China relations?

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has arrived in China as part of high-stakes attempts to rebuild bridges between the world's two biggest economies.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has arrived in China as part of high-stakes attempts to rebuild bridges between the world's two biggest economies.

It is the second visit to Beijing by a senior Washington official in as many months and comes after the countries' relationship nose-dived this year.

The visit comes just days after Beijing said it would curb exports of two key materials used to make computer chips.

(Picture: Chinese Premier Li Qiang (R) shakes hands with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 7, 2023. Picture Credit: Getty Images).

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