Yellen to Chinese Officials: US National Security Will Not Be Compromised

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, after a four-day trip to Beijing, said that she told Chinese officials that U.S. national security won’t be compromised.
In an interview with CBS on July 9, Ms. Yellen said, “An objective of my trip was to explain that national security is something that we can’t compromise about and we will protect, and we will do so even if it harms our own narrow economic interests.”
Ms. Yellen wrapped up her trip on July 9 after holding talks with several senior Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials, including Premier Li Qiang, Vice Premier He Lifeng, China’s central bank governor Yi Gang, Party Secretary Pan Gongsheng, and former Chinese Vice Premier Liu He….