A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has called for stability and closer cooperation with China during meetings in Beijing one week before President Donald Trump’s planned summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on May 14 and 15.
Sen. Steve Daines, a Republican from Montana, is leading the delegation, which includes Sens. Maria Cantwell, Jerry Moran, and Deb Fischer.
The senators met on Thursday with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, National People’s Congress Chairman Zhao Leji, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Daines told Wang the United States wants to “de-escalate, not decouple” from China.
“We want stability, we want mutual respect,” Daines said in opening remarks, according to Reuters….
US Senators Urge Stability With China Ahead of Trump–Xi Summit
