Chinese women economists called ‘traitors’ online for meeting with Yellen

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[1/2] US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a lunch meeting with women economists in Beijing, on July 8, 2023. Pedro Pardo/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo HONG KONG, July 10 (Reuters) - A group of Chinese female economists who met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen over the weekend have been lambasted on Chinese social media by some netizens who accused them of treason for meeting her and being "radical feminists". Yellen, a trailblazer in the field of economics, had lunch with six female economists in Beijing on Saturday, an effort to spotlight gender diversity following meetings with China's largely male...