Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining (right) received US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on October 7.
Reuters on October 7 quoted US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as saying that the US does not want to separate from China, but wants US companies to be treated fairly and reciprocally by China.
The remarks came during a meeting with Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining, as he began a visit to China on October 7. Mr Schumer said the US was not looking for conflict but wanted a level playing field "because we compete economically".
Schumer is leading a bipartisan delegation of US lawmakers on a trip to Asia, including visits to South Korea and Japan, to promote US economic and national security interests. In China, the delegation hopes to meet with President Xi Jinping.
The trip follows a series of high-level visits by officials from the administration of US President Joe Biden, including a trip by Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo in August.
“Many of our constituents feel that in some cases, China has not treated American companies fairly,” Mr Schumer said, stressing the need for “reciprocity, allowing American companies to compete as freely in China as Chinese companies can compete here.”
The group of six senators, co-led by Republican Rep. Mike Crapo, will meet with government and business leaders in the three countries they are visiting, as well as leaders of American companies operating in the region.
Other members of the delegation included Republicans Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy, and Democrats Maggie Hassan and Jon Ossoff. The delegation landed at Shanghai Pudong Airport at 2 p.m. local time.
On the Shanghai side, Mr. Tran said that the relationship between the two countries is the most important bilateral relationship in the world. He said that the two sides need to cooperate.
US Commerce Secretary leaves China in upbeat mood
Previously, on October 6, the Global Times published an article quoting some Chinese experts saying that whether relations with the US will warm up or not still needs to be monitored, in the context of more frequent high-level interactions between the US and China and the upcoming visit of a bipartisan delegation from the US Senate to China.
This also shows that the current US-China relationship is still in a state of instability but positive factors are increasing, according to the article.
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