U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is popular in China.

She took advantage of her prestige to send a clear message to Beijing. The United States remains suspicious of Chinese economic practices. Beijing responded to American criticism of its protection of the clean energy sector. The mistrust was evident in each government's account of the call between the two presidents.. Xi reproached the United States for restrictions on the export of cutting-edge technologies to the Asian giant “will not sit if these limitations continue or increase,” he said.