ICYMI: Senator Coons leads bipartisan group of senators highlighting Chinese threat to American interests ahead of Xi Summit

WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, earlier this month, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) led a bipartisan group of 16 senators affirming concern over the growing threat China poses to our nation's security and economic prosperity. The introduction of the resolution came shortly before this week's expected summit between President Trump and President Xi Jinping in Beijing.

President Trump has shown a willingness to make major concessions to China that affect America's security as Beijing threatens our allies, partners, and the homeland, and seeks a reduction in export controls on frontier computer chips so the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Liberation Army can surpass us in the artificial intelligence race. The resolution reiterates that the United States must continue to address the security, economic, technological, diplomatic, and strategic threats posed by China as a top foreign policy priority. It goes on to call on the United States to continue prioritizing several of these key issues.

In addition to Senators Coons and Ricketts, the resolution is cosponsored by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), John Curtis (R-Utah), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.), Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.).

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US lawmakers across party lines on Friday introduced a resolution to express concern over China's threats toward Taiwan, focusing on peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait ahead of a planned summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) later this month… In the run-up to the US-China summit, "the United States Senate is sending a clear message: Remember who Xi Jinping and the PRC [People's Republic of China] are," Coons said in the statement. "We must stand with our allies and partners, and work with every tool of the US government to combat these aggressive practices."

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U.S. lawmakers across party lines on Friday introduced a resolution to express their concerns over China's threats toward Taiwan, with peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait as its stated focus, ahead of a planned summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in mid-May.

More information about the resolution is available HERE.