US Senate Delegation Visits China... Focus on Possible Meeting with Xi Jinping

Including 'Hardline Populists' Such as Chuck Schumer

Amid speculation that a summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping may take place next month, a delegation of U.S. senators visited China.

According to China Global Television Network (CGTN) on the 7th, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, arrived in Shanghai, China, that afternoon.

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Leading the delegation were Schumer, known as a hardliner on China, and Republican Senator Mike Crapo, with members including Bill Cassidy (Republican), Maggie Hassan (Democrat), John Kennedy (Republican), and Jon Ossoff (Democrat).

Senator Crapo told NBC on the 5th (local time), "It is not yet certain whether the senators will meet with President Xi," but added, "We want to meet not only with U.S. business representatives in China but also with Chinese officials. And we want to meet President Xi."

Senator John Kennedy also said, "The reason I am participating in this trip is partly because Senator Schumer requested it, but mainly because I want to meet President Xi."

The meeting between the senators and President Xi has not yet been confirmed. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, "China welcomes the visit of the Senate delegation led by Senator Schumer," but did not specify whom the delegation would meet in China.

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