Chinese foreign minister meets visiting US senators

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ISTANBUL (AA) – China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday met visiting US lawmakers in Beijing.

Wang met US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Beijing-based daily Global Times reported.

Schumer is leading a bipartisan delegation of senators to China.

“We hope this visit will contribute to a more objective understanding of China in the US Congress, increase dialogue and communication between the legislatures of our two countries, and add positive factors to the growth of China-US relations,” China’s Foreign Ministry had said ahead of the trip.

Schumer-led group, which includes Sen. Michael D. Crapo, Bill Cassidy, Maggie Hassan, John Kennedy, and Jon Ossoff, is also expected to visit Japan and South Korea.

Schumer’s office said the trip “will focus on the issues of economic competition and security, American national security, and global leadership in advanced technology.”