Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday began two days of talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in San Francisco, a meeting that Republicans have expressed concerns about. It is the second meeting between Mr. He and Ms. Yellen since July, when the treasury secretary visited China. Their talks come just days before the start of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, where President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are expected to meet. In remarks welcoming Mr. He, Ms. Yellen said she wants to have an “open and substantive discussion” on bilateral economic ties. “The United States has no desire to decouple from China: A full separation of our economies would be economically disastrous for both our countries, and for the world,” Ms. Yellen said....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/yellen-assures-no-us-china-decoupling-as-talks-with-chinese-counterpart-in-san-francisco-begin-5526906