Raimondo arrived in Beijing on Sunday night, beginning a visit which came at the invitation of her counterpart, Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao.
Her trip is a crucial but also a tough one to tread with U.S.-China economic ties hanging in the balance, according to Susan Thornton, who previously served as acting assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the State Department.and U.S. business leaders in Beijing as the two countries continue high-level talks.hanging in the balance, according to a former senior U.S. diplomat.
"Gina Raimondo's trip is going to be a tricky one, because she is going to have to talk to the Chinese about their concerns about the U.S. trying to contain the Chinese economy and throttle their development," Susan Thornton told CNBC's"Squawk Box Asia." Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyThornton previously served as acting assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the State Department. She said
Raimondo would want to"get some business done for U.S. businesses," on top of promoting and stabilizing trade relations with China. "So it's a tough visit. But I think it's one that the Chinese are welcoming and want to see some positive statements come out of," said Thornton, who is now a senior fellow at the Paul Tsai China Center at Yale Law School.
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