Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo said Thursday that the United States did not want “to hold China down” during a Thursday interview following her trip to that country.
Raimondo spent three days in China meeting with multiple officials, following trips by Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. One of Raimondo’s goals was to help promote tourism between the two countries, despite a State Department advisory warning Americans about traveling to China. (RELATED: ‘Grandest Wager’: China Expert Says Biden’s Soft Stance Has Been Tried Before, Only Made Country More Hostile To US)
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“You know, prior to my visit, I spoke with President Biden to, you know, obviously hear his direction, and what he said in that call, which is what he has said time and time, again, is that we — you know, we — the Chinese people deserve a good economy and…
