Janet Yellen arrives Thursday in Beijing for a four-day visit, her first to China as U.S. Treasury Secretary. She is the second senior official from the Biden administration to visit China in recent weeks, following Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Photo: VCG

Premier Li Qiang meets with Yellen at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. During the meeting, she said “We should not allow any disagreement to lead to misunderstandings that unnecessarily worsen our bilateral economic and financial relationship,” according to a text of her prepared remarks. Photo: Yue Yuewei/Xinhua News Agency

Pan Gongsheng, the party committee secretary of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) and director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, meets with Yellen on Friday. Photo: Courtesy of PBOC

Yellen and Vice Premier He Lifeng pose for a photo on Saturday. Photo: VCG

Minister of Finance Liu Kun meets with Yellen at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Saturday. Photo: Courtesy of Ministry of Finance

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a roundtable with representatives of American businesses Friday. Yellen said the U.S. does not seek a wholesale separation between the two economies. Photo: VCG

Yellen attends the roundtable with the local American business community Friday. Photo: VCG

Yellen speaks during a roundtable discussion on climate finance at the U.S. Embassy in China on Saturday. Photo: VCG

Yellen attends a lunch with female economists and entrepreneurs in Beijing on Saturday. Photo: VCG

Yellen holds a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing at the end of her trip to China on Sunday. She held about 10 hours of talks with senior Chinese officials over the four-day visit, Yellen said, noting it was important for her to assure China that “de-risking” and “decoupling” are not the same thing. Photo: VCG