US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi on Thursday as concerns of a US-Sino trade war and North Korean nuclear ambitions run high
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi for a working lunch on Thursday amid tensions over a possible US-China trade war and North Korean nuclear threats.
Speaking before the meeting, Tillerson said: “We’ve had many, many good discussions, and we’re going to continue these very important discussions about US-China relations. And I very much warmly, warmly welcome him here.”
Yang responded by thanking Tillerson and promising to “carry out the agreement between our two heads of state and push forward our very important relationship.”
The details of what the pair discussed in the meeting have yet to emerge, but it comes after multiple US investigations into China’s trade practices.
