{"id":2089273,"date":"2023-11-03T16:03:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T20:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yellen-says-no-compromise-on-national-security-in-us-economic-approach-to-china\/"},"modified":"2023-11-03T16:05:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T20:05:46","slug":"yellen-says-no-compromise-on-national-security-in-us-economic-approach-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yellen-says-no-compromise-on-national-security-in-us-economic-approach-to-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Yellen: US Economic Approach to China Prioritizes National Security, No Compromise."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fyellen-says-no-compromise-on-national-security-in-us-economic-approach-to-china%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2089273&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>The United States&#8217; Commitment\u200b to National Security and Human Rights in its Economic\u200d Relationship with China<\/h2>\n<p>The United States will not compromise on national \u2064security interests and human rights in its pursuit of a &#8220;healthy&#8221; economic relationship with communist China, Treasury Secretary \u2063Janet Yellen emphasized on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Yellen&#8217;s remarks came ahead of \u2063an\u200c upcoming meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese \u200bCommunist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in San Francisco later \u2064this month.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Asia Society in Washington on November \u200b2, Yellen outlined the United States&#8217; approach towards China, emphasizing\u2063 three main goals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Securing U.S. national security \u200cinterests\u2063 and\u2063 advancing human rights<\/li>\n<li>Maintaining a \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-ag-paxton-traveled-to-china-to-meet-with-govt-officials-disregarding-staff-warnings\/\" title=\"Texas AG Paxton ignored staff warnings and traveled to China to meet with government officials.\">mutually beneficial economic relationship<\/a> with China<\/li>\n<li>Collaborating with China on global challenges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yellen made it clear\u200c that the United States has no intention\u2064 of decoupling from China but rather adopts a &#8220;serious and clear-eyed&#8221; approach towards achieving these goals.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/yellen-assures-no-us-china-decoupling-setting-stage-for-biden-xi-meeting-5522025?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<p>        \u200b     Yellen Assures No US\u2013China \u200cDecoupling, Setting\u200c Stage for Biden\u2013Xi Meeting<br \/>\n      <\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">11\/2\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/yellen-says-us-monitoring-carefully-chinas-economic-woes-but-sees-no-significant-impact-on-us-economy-5488173?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<p>        \u2063  \u2062      Yellen Says US\u2062 &#8216;Monitoring Carefully&#8217; China&#8217;s Economic Woes but Sees No Significant Impact on US Economy<br \/>\n      <\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/8\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yellen emphasized that when the United States takes national security actions using economic tools, it does so in narrowly targeted ways to accomplish its goals \u200cwithout stifling China&#8217;s growth.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to China&#8217;s unfair economic practices, \u2063such as nonmarket \u2062policies and barriers to market access, is crucial for maintaining a healthy economic relationship, according to Yellen.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the United \u2063States aims to collaborate with China on global challenges like climate change and debt distress in low-income countries.<\/p>\n<p>However, Yellen stressed that effective \u200dcommunication between the two sides is essential to prevent misunderstandings and clarify areas of agreement and disagreement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\" style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>U.S. Secretary of \u200dState Antony Blinken speaks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang \u2062Yi prior to meetings at the\u2063 State \u2063Department in \u200bWashington, on Oct. 26, 2023. (Saul Loeb\/AFP via\u2062 Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Tensions between China and the United States have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yellen-says-no-compromise-on-national-security-in-us-economic-approach-to-china\/\" title=\"Yellen: US Economic Approach to China Prioritizes National Security, No Compromise.\">reached historic lows due<\/a> \u2063to various disputes. The Biden \u2062administration seeks high-level engagements with the CCP to stabilize these tensions.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden recently emphasized\u2062 the need for responsible\u200b management of competition and open lines of communication \u200dwith China&#8217;s top diplomat Wang Yi.<\/p>\n<h2>Why the United States Won&#8217;t Decouple From China<\/h2>\n<p>Yellen \u200bexplained that a complete separation of the U.S. and Chinese economies is not practical due to extensive economic\u2062 linkages and complex global \u200dsupply chains in\u2063 the Indo-Pacific region.<\/p>\n<p>She emphasized that a divided world\u2063 with full economic separation would \u200bhave significant negative \u2063global repercussions, which the\u200d United\u200c States aims to avoid.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the United States plans to de-risk and diversify its\u2064 economic ties with Beijing by investing domestically and strengthening alliances with partners worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Yellen \u200bhighlighted the importance of economic engagement with the Indo-Pacific region for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-meets-with-tech-company-execs-about-cybersecurity\/\" title=\"Biden meets with tech company execs about cybersecurity\">supply chain security<\/a> and expressed the United States&#8217; intention to enhance economic ties \u2062with countries like India and Vietnam.<\/p>\n<p>Trade between the United\u2064 States and the Indo-Pacific region has steadily increased,\u2064 reaching $2.28\u200c trillion in 2022, with the United\u200b States \u200bexporting approximately $770 billion worth of goods and services to the region last year.<\/p>\n<p>Yellen concluded by stating that the United States aims to generate diverse and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-climate-lawfare-campaign-jeopardizes-americas-energy-future\/\" title=\"Democrats\u2019 Climate Lawfare Campaign Jeopardizes America\u2019s Energy Future\">secure supply chains<\/a> while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-tosses-most-cases-against-trump-for-clearing-of-lafayette-park\/\" title=\"Judge Tosses Most Cases Against Trump For Clearing Of Lafayette Park\">protecting national security<\/a>, advancing its \u2064values, and fostering economic growth across the Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does Janet Yellen&#8217;s approach towards China align\u200b with President Biden&#8217;s vision for the U.S.-China relationship<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200bRgin:auto&#8221;><\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.epoch.cloud\/assets\/img\/featuregraphic.png\" alt=\"Image of Janet Yellen\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In her speech, Yellen expressed\u200d the United States&#8217; commitment to holding China accountable for its human rights abuses, including the treatment of \u200cUyghur Muslims\u2063 in Xinjiang and the erosion \u200bof freedoms in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p>She highlighted that the\u200b United States \u200cwill use \u2063its economic relationship with China as a tool to advocate for human rights\u2064 and to push for reforms in areas such as labor \u2064rights, \u2064intellectual\u2064 property protection, and the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>Yellen&#8217;s \u200dcomments come at\u2062 a time of increasing tensions between the two countries, with issues such as \u200btrade, technology, \u2062and human rights becoming sources of\u2064 contention.<\/p>\n<p>It is notable that Yellen&#8217;s approach emphasizes a pragmatic \u200band nuanced strategy towards China, recognizing both the\u200d importance of \u200ceconomic engagement and the\u200d need to address human rights \u200bconcerns.<\/p>\n<p>This approach is in\u2064 line with President Biden&#8217;s vision \u2062for the United States&#8217;\u200d relationship with China, which seeks to compete with China where necessary, cooperate where possible, and confront China on issues such as human \u200drights and unfair trade practices.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming meeting between\u2064 Biden and Xi will\u2062 be an important opportunity to\u200d discuss and advance\u2062 these goals.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the United States is committed to maintaining a &#8220;healthy&#8221; economic \u200drelationship with China while ensuring its national security interests \u200dand advocating for human rights.<\/p>\n<p>Through\u2062 targeted and measured actions, the United\u200b States aims to address China&#8217;s unfair economic practices, collaborate with China on global challenges, and hold China accountable for its human rights abuses.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting between President Biden\u2064 and Xi Jinping will be instrumental in advancing these goals\u2063 and shaping the future of the\u200d U.S.-China relationship.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US prioritizes national security and human rights over economic ties with China, according to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. 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