The CEO of the US Chamber of Commerce, Suzanne Clark, is leading a delegation of former US government officials to Beijing this week, the group said.
The group will meet senior Chinese government officials and local business leaders, as well as American business executives and foreign diplomats, according to a representative of the chamber, the leading group representing business interests in the United States.
Beijing sees Taiwan as part of China to be reunited by force if necessary. Most countries, including the US, do not recognise Taiwan as an independent state, but Washington is opposed to any attempt to take the self-governed island by force and is committed to supplying it with weapons.
Beijing slams ‘smear tactics’ in US assessment of China’s ‘predatory’ economy
Beijing slams ‘smear tactics’ in US assessment of China’s ‘predatory’ economy
US and Chinese top military officials spoke for the first time in more than a year in December.
Meetings between US Treasury and Chinese financial officials in Beijing in January concluded with both sides agreeing to continue to meet regularly, the Treasury Department said.
US officials also indicated that Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen looked forward to a return visit to China at an “appropriate time,” the department said.
