Beijing (ANTARA) - A United States senator from the Republican Party\nand member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Steve Daines, led\na bipartisan congressional delegation comprising five senators on a\nvisit to China on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The visit comes less than two weeks before the scheduled arrival of\nUS President Donald Trump on 14-15 May, where he will meet with\nPresident Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis visit is the first bipartisan congressional delegation from the\nUnited States to visit China since President Trump took office, thus\nholding important symbolic significance,\u201d said Foreign Minister Wang Yi\nduring his meeting with Daines.<\/p>\n
According to a written statement on the website of China\u2019s Ministry\nof Foreign Affairs, accessed by ANTARA in Beijing on Thursday, the\ndelegation consists of Steve Daines (Republican, Montana), Maria\nCantwell (Democrat, Washington), Deb Fischer (Republican, Nebraska),\nMike Lee (Republican, Utah), and Jerry Moran (Republican, Kansas).<\/p>\n
In addition to Beijing, the delegation will also visit various\ntechnology companies in Shanghai and meet with Chinese officials.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope they can experience the new atmosphere of China\u2019s\ndevelopment through this visit, build new bridges of communication,\ndiscuss new areas of cooperation, and add momentum to the stable,\nhealthy, and sustainable development of China-US relations,\u201d Wang Yi\nadded.<\/p>\n
Wang Yi stated that China-US relations concern the well-being of the\npeople of both countries and affect the stability of the world\norder.<\/p>\n
\u201cChina\u2019s policy towards the US remains consistent. The two countries\nshould take mutual respect and peaceful coexistence as principles, and\nmutual benefit and win-win cooperation as goals, thereby contributing to\nworld peace and stability,\u201d Wang Yi explained.<\/p>\n
Wang Yi also noted that over the past more than a year, President Xi\nJinping and President Donald Trump have held several telephone\nconversations and in-person meetings to steer the direction of bilateral\nrelations.<\/p>\n
\u201cChina is willing to work with the US to implement well the important\nconsensus reached by the two heads of state, so that China-US relations\ncan truly stabilise and improve, benefiting both countries and the\nworld,\u201d Wang Yi clarified.<\/p>\n
According to Wang Yi, the key to good relations between China and the\nUS is to resolve differences in perceptions and correctly fasten the\n\u201cfirst button\u201d of bilateral relations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe social systems and development paths of China and the US differ,\nbut both are rooted in their respective historical and cultural\naccumulations and are choices of their respective peoples. The two can\ngrow together without harming each other,\u201d Wang Yi stressed.<\/p>\n
He further assessed that it is only natural for China and the US to\nseek \u201charmony in differences\u201d and to be partners rather than\nadversaries.<\/p>\n
\u201cChina will not pursue the notion that a strong country must seek\nhegemony, but will continue to adhere to peaceful development and\nsteadfastly follow the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics,\u201d\nWang Yi stated.<\/p>\n
China also hopes that the US will view China objectively, build a\nrational perception of China, genuinely respect China\u2019s core interests,\nmanage differences well, and join hands to accomplish more major\ninitiatives that benefit both countries and the world.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the US senators shared their impressions of their visit to\nChina and their views on the development of US-China relations.<\/p>\n
Both sides also exchanged views on international and regional issues\nof common concern.<\/p>\n
On his official website, Steve Daines stated that the US needs to\nunderstand China\u2019s innovation ecosystem to compete effectively with\nChina.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s why I\u2019m pleased to be here with my colleagues. With the US\nand China accounting for 40 percent of the global economy, engaging with\nthe Chinese side is crucial for maintaining US global competitiveness,\u201d\nDaines said.<\/p>\n
This visit is Daines\u2019 seventh trip to China since being elected to\nCongress. His most recent visit was on 23 March 2025, when he met with\nChinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing.<\/p>\n
During his 2025 visit, Daines came with leaders of major US companies\nfrom various sectors, such as Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon, Pfizer CEO\nAlbert Bourla, FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam, Cargill CEO Brian Sikes, and\nBoeing Senior Vice President Global Brendan Nelson.<\/p>\n
Before entering politics, Daines had experience leading the US\ncompany Procter & Gamble for 13 years in management positions, with\nthe last six years in China to launch American brands to compete with\nChinese companies.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ahead-of-trumps-arrival-us-senator-visits-beijing-1778158509", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }