Senate Delegation Led by Schumer Arrives in China
Senate Delegation Led by Schumer Arrives in China - The delegation is co-led by Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idado): A bipartisan delegation led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) arrived in Shanghai on Saturday afternoon, amid concerns about the timing of the trip.

Senate Delegation Led by Schumer Arrives in China
A bipartisan delegation led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) arrived in Shanghai on Saturday afternoon, amid concerns about the timing of the trip.
The delegation’s arrival was first reported by China’s state-run media, which said Shanghai will be the first stop of the senators’ trip. After visiting China, the senators are scheduled to travel to South Korea and Japan.
The delegation is co-led by Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idado). The four other senators on the trip are Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.)
Before leaving for China, Mr. Schumer said on the Senate floor on Oct. 4 that the senators will meet government and business leaders from both nations during their trip. However, it is unclear if the senators will meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
“Our message to China will be clear but fair: the Chinese government must work with us to ensure a level playing field so that U.S. businesses and American workers have the opportunity to compete fairly in decades to come,” said Mr. Schumer. “We’ll focus on the need for reciprocity in China for U.S. businesses. And we’ll focus on advancing America’s national security interests and leadership in critical technologies.
Mr. Schumer also said he looked forward to having a conversation with Chinese officials on fentanyl production, China’s human rights record, and regional stability.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, and John Kerry, President Joe Biden's climate envoy, have all visited China this year.
‘Xi Is an Adversary’
Before the delegation arrived in China, several Republican senators took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to express concerns about Mr. Schumer’s decisions to engage with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials.“He could ask them why they’re putting up illegal barriers to impede navigation and harm the fishers,” Mr. Scott wrote. “It’s acts of aggression like this that tell us precisely who Xi is, an adversary.”
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Also in his clip, Mr. Rubio warned that the United States cannot accommodate the CCP.
“In the end, [China’s] viewpoint is, no matter how much these politicians talk tough, they’re so addicted to what we can provide them, and in the end, they’re really limited to what they can do. And they will perceive these leadership trips as an indicator of us looking for an exit strategy and an accommodation on that front,” Mr. Rubio says in the video.