Gina Romondo's Visit to China and the Main Accomplishments

Gina Romondo's visit to China compared favorably to the earlier visits by Blinken, Yellen, and Kerry. The main accomplishment of all these visits was that they took place without any major confrontations. Romondo had an advantage as the Chinese were interested in discussing export controls and attracting more US business and investment to China, which fell under her portfolio. In contrast, Blinken focused on human rights and other sensitive issues. Romondo highlighted the dilemma that American executives face with continued IP theft and ambiguous national security laws, making Chinese investments "uninvestable." Although some deliverables were not achieved, Romondo established ongoing commercial and export control dialogues with China, which were seen as positive outcomes.