Delegation of US lawmakers to travel to China | International

WASHINGTON, Sept 10, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - US Democratic Representative Adam Smith will lead a bipartisan delegation of lawmakers on a visit to China, a House Armed Services Committee staff member said on Tuesday. The staff member, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not provide further details on the trip, which will be the first by members of the lower house of Congress since 2019. Smith told NBC News that he wants to foster dialogue between Washington and Beijing. "Merely talking with China is not endorsing everything that they do. It's like China is a big, powerful country. We are a big, powerful country. I think we need to talk about that," the lawmaker told the channel, adding that it...