A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators visiting China subsequent week hope to satisfy with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Republican Senator Mike Crapo are amongst these set to make the journey.
Schumer’s workplace mentioned final month the journey would additionally embrace stops in Japan and South Korea.
The tour comes at a time when U.S. officers have boosted engagement with Chinese officers, together with visits to China by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.
In addition to expressing the necessity to have open strains of communication, U.S. officers have additionally highlighted a necessity to deal with points reminiscent of commerce, and challenges that U.S. companies face working in China.
Some data for this report got here from Reuters