Raimondo Stresses Optimism on Economic Ties With China’s Premier

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Tuesday the US wants to maintain economic ties with Beijing as the world’s two largest economies work to ease strains during her high-profile trip to China.

“President Biden asked me to come here to convey the message that we do not seek to decouple,” Raimondo said to the nation’s No. 2 official, according to an Associated Press video feed of remarks ahead of a mostly closed-door meeting. “We seek to maintain our $700 billion commercial relationship with China, and we hope that that relationship can provide stability for the overall ...