Senator Steve Daines, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, will lead a
bipartisan five-member delegation to China starting May 1, with visits to
Shanghai and Beijing, sources said. The trip, planned since last year and
delayed from March, comes as Washington increases pressure on Beijing over
trade, technology, and Iran ties, ahead of a May 14–15 summit between Trump and
President Xi Jinping, rescheduled due to the Iran war. Daines said the visit
will examine China’s infrastructure and innovation ecosystem, including
traveling by high-speed rail from Shanghai to Beijing.
