American lawmakers call for more military dialogue with China on the rare Beijing trip

The last trip By a group of members of the Senate It was in 2023, and Sunday delegation was the first of the House of Representatives to visit Beijing since 2019.

He welcomed me the delegates, led by Representative Adam Smith, and described it as “a journey to break the ice that would strengthen relations between the two countries.”

“It is important that the two countries have more exchanges and cooperation, and this is not only good for our two countries, but also of great importance to the world.”

Smith, a democratic of the Armed Services Committee in the House of Representatives, said that both sides were agreed on the comprehensive goal of the visit.

He said in the opening notes: “Certainly, trade and economics are at the top of the list … (but also) We are very focused on our military to military talks.” “As a member of the Armed Services Committee, I am very concerned that our two generations are not more communicating.”

Also among the delegation is Michael Bumgartner, a Republican member of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the House of Representatives, as well as Roy Khanna and Crisi Huhelhan, both Democrats in the Armed Services Committee in the House of Representatives. Located in China until Thursday.

US -Chinese relations have taken calm since President Donald Trump’s first term, and it has fallen from commercial tensions, which is the status of the Taiwan self -government, which China claims as its own region, and Beijing’s support for Russia and the vast demands of China in the disputed South China Sea.

“China and the United States are the most powerful and influences in the world, it is really important to coexist and find a way to coexist in peace in the world,” said Smith. “I really welcome your notes about the desire to build and strengthen this relationship.”

Trump He said that he will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a regional summit at the end of October in South Korea and will visit China in the “first part of next year”, after a lengthy phone call between the two on Friday.