Two delegations of US lawmakers are planning a trip to China this autumn amid discussions in Washington to mend the dangerously deteriorating relations with Beijing. This was reported by The Washington Post.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, a Democrat from New York, and Senator Mike Crapo, a Republican from Idaho, plan to lead a bipartisan visit in October.
Another delegation from the House of Representatives is planned to be organized by Ro Khanna, a member of the House Select Committee on the Communist Party of China, representing the Democrats from California.
The US government is paying more and more attention to attempts to reduce tensions with China: it is not only about the trade war, but also about the growing risk of military conflict.
In June, the White House sent Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to Beijing, the first visit of this level in five years.
In July, he was followed by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and President Biden's special envoy for climate change, John Kerry. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo visited in August.
The Chinese government has yet to reciprocate by sending any of its senior officials to Washington for talks.
