U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo is set to meet with senior Chinese officials and U.S. business leaders in Beijing as the two countries continue high-level talks.

Raimondo arrived in Beijing on Sunday night, beginning a visit which came at the invitation of her counterpart, Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao.

Her trip is a crucial but also a tough one to tread with U.S.-China economic ties hanging in the balance, according to Susan Thornton, who previously served as acting assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the State Department.