US treasury secretary Janet Yellen plans a Beijing visit from July 6-9, the second recent cabinet member trip to China, amid a bid to mend strained ties. That quashes months of conjecture about Yellen’s possible trip, previously hampered by rising tensions surrounding Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit and a Chinese balloon flight over the US. Yellen intends to address US concerns regarding China’s coercive actions and nonmarket economic practices and push for remedial action.