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The United States "will not accept" a situation where underpriced Chinese goods flood the global market, battering industries elsewhere, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Monday as she wrapped up high-level talks in China. This was the situation over a decade ago when Chinese government support led to a surge in steel exports, she told reporters, adding: "I know that these serious concerns are shared by our allies and partners." SOUNDBITE
Foreign leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, pose during a family photo ahead of the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road forum in Beijing. IMAGES
The EU trade commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis warned Tuesday that Chinese regulations governing the transfer of data out of the country, including a revised anti-espionage law, could have "unintended consequences". "This may be an issue of systemic concern and it may affect all internationally active companies, not only European companies but also Chinese companies," he said. SOUNDBITE
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen arrived in Beijing on Thursday, kicking off a visit aimed at improving communication and stabilising the tense relationship between the world's two largest economies. IMAGES
The EU's three Baltic countries will summon China's envoys to explain remarks by Beijing's ambassador in Paris questioning the sovereignty of ex-Soviet nations, Lithuania's foreign minister says. Gabrielius Landsbergis says the diplomats would be asked to explain if the "Chinese position has changed on independence and to remind them that we're not post-Soviet countries but we're the countries that were illegally occupied by Soviet Union." SOUNDBITE
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomes his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida in New Delhi for talks expected to focus on deepening trade and technology ties as well as shared concern about China. IMAGES