Yellen says 'direct' and 'productive' talks a step forward in putting U.S.-China ties on 'surer footing'

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen addresses journalists in a press conference July 9 capping her four-day Beijing visit. She said "direct, substantive and productive" talks have set relations between the world's two largest economies on a "surer footing." U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said 10 hours of meetings with Chinese officials in two days were "direct, substantive and productive" in helping to set relations between the world's two largest economies on a "surer footing." Yellen's Beijing trip comes at a time when Washington is considering curbs on U.S. investment in...