Archive · 25 Sep 2025
US Lawmakers Discuss Trade and Military Relations in China
A group of US lawmakers visited China to talk about important things.
They met with Chinese leaders to discuss trade and how the two countries can work together.
They also talked about the military, because the US and China are big and powerful countries that need to communicate, even if they disagree sometimes.
The lawmakers said that there's still a lot of work to do to resolve the issues, especially in trade.
This was the first US House delegation since 2019.
The group visited businesses and discussed the impact of the trade war, with both countries benefiting from resolving differences.
A US congressional delegation visited China for five days.
The lawmakers met with Chinese political leaders.
The main focus was on US-China trade and military communication.
The delegation noted the need to resolve the US-China trade conflict.
The trip aimed to open up communication between governments.
- Who
- US Congressional delegation
- What
- Discussed US-China trade, military communication.
- When
- During a five-day trip
- Where
- China (Beijing and Shanghai)
- Why
- To open lines of communication and address trade conflict.
- US Delegation Leader
- Rep. Adam Smith
- Purpose of Trip
- Open communication lines
- Meetings in Beijing
- Premier Li Qiang, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Defence Minister Dong Jun
- Focus
- US-China trade and military communication
- Delegation Makeup
- 3 Democrats, 1 Republican
- Meeting Location (Shanghai)
- American Chamber of Commerce