Kanda, Japan's vice-minister of finance for international affairs, has been the central figure in the country's efforts to stem the sharp decline of its yen currency since last year, supervising record yen-buying, dollar-selling operations late last year.

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The Treasury Department said that meetings will now be held at the vice-minister level, with officials reporting back to Secretary Janet Yellen and Chinese Vice Premier He.

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