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Reuters Staff , Reuters. January 20, 2021. Read original news here . Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Treasury Secretary. © Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China is guilty of “horrendous human rights abuses,” Janet Yellen, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Treasury Secretary, told lawmakers on Tuesday. Yellen, former chair of the Federal Reserve, said the United States needed to make investments to enable it to compete with China, which she described as the most important strategic competitor to the United States. Reporting by David Lawder and Andrea Shalal; Editing by Chris Reese.
