[1/2] US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a lunch meeting with women economists in Beijing, on July 8, 2023. Pedro Pardo/Pool via REUTERS/File PhotoHONG KONG, July 10 (Reuters) - A group of Chinese female economists who met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen over the weekend have been lambasted on Chinese social media by some netizens who accused them of treason for meeting her and being "radical feminists". Yellen, a trailblazer in the field of economics, had lunch with six female economists in Beijing on Saturday, an effort to spotlight gender diversity following meetings with China's largely male government leaders. Some users called Yellen an "obviously dangerous person" asking why she was allowed to be officiated as a public guest in the country, while others called out the female economists as being pro-American. "Look at the bunch, the anti-espionage law might come in handy," wrote a user called Shan3847, while another user wrote "Everyone around the table should be caught, no one is innocent.

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Persons: Janet Yellen, Pedro Pardo, China's, Hao Jingfang, Yellen, Hao, Xi, Communist Party's, Devika Organizations: U.S, Treasury, American, U.S . Federal Reserve, Communist, Thomson Locations: Beijing, HONG KONG, China, U.S, United States