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发帖数: 1840 | 1 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced that
Secretary Tim Geithner will travel to Beijing, China and Tokyo, Japan
January 10-12, 2012, for meetings with senior government officials in both
countries to discuss the state of the global economy, policies to strengthen
global growth and other economic issues of mutual importance. Secretary
Geithner will also discuss our continued coordination with international
partners in the region to increase pressure on the Government of Iran,
including financial measures targeting the Central Bank of Iran.
On Tuesday, January 10, Secretary Geithner will arrive in Beijing for a
meeting with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Qishan. The following day, he will
meet with Premier Wen Jiabao, Vice President Xi Jinping and Executive Vice
Premier Li Keqiang to discuss measures to promote continued economic growth
and level the playing field for U.S. workers and firms. The Secretary’s
visit to Beijing comes ahead of Vice President Xi’s visit to Washington
later this year.
On Thursday, January 12, the Secretary will be in Tokyo, Japan for meetings
with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Finance Minister Jun Azumi and other
senior government officials to confer on the U.S. and Japanese economies and
cooperation on efforts to support strong, sustainable and balanced global
growth.
Additional details will be announced in the coming days. |
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