China

The United States must continue to work closely with Asian allies and partners to deter Chinese coercion in the South China Sea, uphold freedom of commerce and navigation, and oppose unilateral actions that change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait. It must also protect American workers and businesses from unfair trade practices and safeguard our technologies. At the same time, we must keep open channels of dialogue with China to reduce the risk of armed conflict and facilitate cooperation in pursuit of shared goals. 

Call on Congress to responsibly manage the U.S.-China relationship by supporting diplomatic and security investments to deter Chinese coercion, sustaining appropriate export controls, opposing costly trade wars, and supporting high-level diplomacy between Washington and Beijing.

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In mid-May, Trump traveled to Beijing for his first visit to China since 2017, holding a summit with Xi that produced a framework for deeper cooperation and several economic gains, including an agricultural purchase pledge aimed at returning U.S.-China trade to pre-2025 levels. The summit came amid heightened geopolitical tension surrounding Iran, but left the most consequential dimensions of U.S.-China competition, including AI, cyber operations, export controls, and digital sovereignty, largely unresolved.

On the security front, China continues to grow its military capabilities and assert a more aggressive posture in the Indo-Pacific, including around Taiwan and in the South China Sea. In a rare call to Trump in November, Xi raised the issue of Taiwan following China’s denouncement of comments from the Japanese prime minister that Japan could respond militarily to a Chinese blockade or invasion of Taiwan.