US House lawmakers make rare China visit

A group of U.S. lawmakers visited China for talks on Sunday, the first House of Representatives delegation to visit since 2019, as the world’s two biggest economies step up engagement in an effort to stabilise bilateral ties.
The bipartisan delegation will meet with Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
The trip, announced this month, follows a call on Friday between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping as both countries seek a course out of a period of strained ties exacerbated by trade tensions,
U.S. restrictions over semiconductor chips, the ownership of TikTok, Chinese activities in the South China Sea, and matters related to Taiwan, which Beijing claims as part of its territory.
The U.S. delegation is led by Democratic U.S. Representative Adam Smith.