BANGKOK: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers pushed for more military-to-military dialogue in a meeting Sunday with China\u2019s Premier Li Qiang, a rare congressional visit since the US-China relations soured.<\/p>\n
The last trip by a group of senators was in 2023, and Sunday\u2019s delegation was the first from the House of Representatives to visit Beijing since 2019.<\/p>\n
Li welcomed the delegates led by Rep. Adam Smith and called it an \u201cicebreaking trip that will further the ties between the two countries.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is important for our two countries to have more exchanges and cooperation, this is not only good for our two countries but also of great significance to the world,\u201d Li said.<\/p>\n
Smith, a Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, said both sides were in agreement on the overarching aim of the visit.<\/p>\n
\u201cCertainly, trade and economy is on the top of the list … (but also) we\u2019re very focused on our military-to-military conversations,\u201d he said in opening remarks. \u201cAs a member of the Armed Services Committee, I\u2019m deeply concerned that our two militaries don\u2019t communicate more.\u201d<\/p>\n
The delegation also included Michael Baumgartner, a Republican member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, as well as Ro Khanna and Chrissy Houlahan, both Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee. The lawmakers are in China until Thursday.<\/p>\n
US-China relations have taken a downturn since President Donald Trump\u2019s first term and have been hobbled by trade tensions, the status of the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, Beijing\u2019s support for Russia and China\u2019s vast claims in the disputed South China Sea.<\/p>\n
\u201cChina and the US are the two most powerful and influential countries in the world, it\u2019s really important that we get along, and we find a way to peacefully coexist in the world,\u201d Smith said. \u201cI really welcome your remarks about wanting to build and strengthen that relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump said he would meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a regional summit taking place at the end of October in South Korea and will visit China in the \u201cearly part of next year,\u201d following a lengthy phone call between the two on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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