US Treasury chief Yellen meets Chinese Premier Li Qiang

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met Chinese Premier Li Qiang during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday to discuss the two countries' economic relationship.

Yellen's trip through Sunday is her first to China as treasury secretary, and comes just weeks after Secretary of State Antony Blinken paid a rare visit to the country.

The visit will see Yellen seek to expand lines of correspondence, avoid miscommunications and widen collaboration on the global economy, climate change, debt distress and other issues, according to a Treasury official.