Republican China Committee Chair Urges Tough Trump Line with Xi
Moolenaar warned Trump against concessions on Taiwan and technology, citing hearings this week and a letter that called Chinese support for Iran an act of war.
- On Friday, House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar urged President Donald Trump to adopt a firm stance during his upcoming summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, warning against concessions on technology and Iran.
- In a letter to Trump, Moolenaar described reports of Chinese entities providing targeting support for Iranian strikes as a major escalation, writing that enabling adversaries like Iran "is tantamount to an act of war against the United States and will be met with the most severe consequences."
- China hardliners fear Trump might soften support for Taiwan, which Washington is legally obligated to defend; Moolenaar stated Chinese objections to U.S. arms sales should be "rejected out of hand" while urging pressure on Beijing over detained U.S. citizens.
- Multiple hearings held this week by the House Select Committee on China, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, and the House Foreign Affairs Committee aimed to place human rights, trade, and supply chain issues on Trump's agenda for the summit with Xi.
- A former senior U.S. official noted that congressional Republicans previously gave Trump "a huge leash" to negotiate with Beijing, but there has been "a shortening of the leash" as lawmakers press China-related initiatives ahead of next week's talks.
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Republican China committee chair urges tough Trump line with Xi
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet at the White House next week, marking the second face-to-face meeting between the two leaders this year. Facing this highly anticipated U.S.-China summit, members of both parties in Congress have stated that maintaining open communication channels between the U.S. and China is crucial. However, lawmakers remain wary of China, generally believing that while maintaining contact…
Ahead of the summit between President Trump and Xi Jinping, the U.S. Congress held a series of hearings on human rights, AI, trade, semiconductors, and supply chains. Bipartisan lawmakers called for a tough stance against China and demanded the release of detained Americans. The U.S.-China summit is scheduled for September 24 in Washington.
U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping in Washington, D.C., next week. Prior to the Trump-Xi meeting, a series of congressional hearings were held this week regarding the Chinese Communist Party's actions on issues such as human rights, trade, technology, and supply chains. Key members of Congress urged the president to take a tough stance against the Chinese Communist Party on multiple fr…
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