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Rapprochement is fragile as US, China put irritants aside

The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. [AP Photo]

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo met with her Chinese counterpart, Wang Wentao, Thursday, the first Cabinet-level engagement in months between the world's two largest economies.

The pair raised export policies, trade and investment issues that have been straining bilateral ties, in an exchange Raimondo's office described as "candid and substantive."

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