Yellen aims to dial back tensions with China

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen landed in Beijing on Thursday for four days of talks on trade, investment and tariffs. Susan Thornton, a senior fellow at Yale Law School and former acting assistant secretary for East Asia Pacific Affairs, talks with Host Marco Werman about where the two countries might find common ground. 

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