#shorts Reporter: Do you have more update on Secretary Yellen’s trip to China? And what is — how does the U.S. plan to respond to China’s proposed export controls on two key metals for semiconductors and solar panels?

KJP: So, look, I — I mean, I don’t have anything more to share than Secretary Yellen has done interviews on how important it was for her to have this bilateral discussion on the economy — the global economy more broadly, with China. She said it was — it was substanc- — substantive, it was important. The President has said this. And I think that, as we all know, you know, China is going to be around for some time. It is important to have those open communi- — lines of communication. It is important to also — it was important for her to — also to meet with the new team as it relates to the economy, as it relates to the new members of — in China.

So, look, I don’t have anything else to add. Again, we’re going to continue to try to have — continue those open lines of conversation, and I think that’s important. As we know, that relationship is — is vital. And so, we’re going to continue to do that. I just don’t have anything else to share.

On 7/11/2023, Jake Sullivan and Karine Jean-Pierre held a press gaggle in Lithuania while Joe Biden shuffled around the NATO Summit.

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Q: China ban export two key metals for semiconductors & solar panels? A: continue conversation