Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized China during a visit to Beijing Monday for initially failing to condemn the murder of hundreds of civilians in the recent Hamas attack in Israel.
The New York Democrat said he told Chinese President Xi Jinping directly during a meeting with a visiting delegation of senators that he was “deeply disappointed” by a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement that failed to condemn the Palestinian militant group’s mass attack on civilians over the weekend.
China’s initial response to the Hamas attacks included a ministry statement urging “relevant parties” to remain calm and end hostilities. It also called for ending the conflict with a “two-state solution” that would give the Palestinians an independent homeland. Mr. Schumer told reporters he and a bipartisan group of lawmakers pressed the Chinese leader on a range of issues, including unfair trade practices and the role of Chinese companies in supplying precursor chemicals for fentanyl that is killing Americans in the tens of thousands annually.Mr. Schumer said the senators bluntly told Mr. Xi that the United States seeks fairness and stability and a level playing field for U.S. businesses, along with “responsible competition.
“Our delegation is clear that we do not seek a confrontation with China,” he said. “But we will remain steadfast in our commitment to promoting stability in the region, freedom and democratic principles and vigorously defend our values.” Mr. Schumer said the senators also called on China to end merger regulations that required Chinese ownership in U.S. companies and to halt forced intellectual property transfers from American firms.
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