Yellen to discuss US-China ties, global economic outlook in Beijing

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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Friday to cap a packed day of talks with officials and businesses in Beijing, as Washington seeks to steady the tense relationship between the world's top two economies. Yellen's four-day trip is her first to China as Treasury chief, and she is the second high-ranking US official to visit recently after Secretary of State Antony Blinken last month. Washington and Beijing have traded barbs over issues, including trade, human rights and national security, and China has now stepped up its response to US curbs on its access to...