APRIL POLICYMAKERS TRIP TO CHINA
Beijing, Haikou, Sanya
April 16-23, 2019

Participants at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing

The U.S.-China Policy Foundation led a MECEA educational congressional staff delegation to Beijing, Haikou, and Sanya during the spring recess. The delegation included 11 congressional Chiefs of Staff, Legislative Directors, and senior staff serving both Democrat and Republican offices in the House and Senate. Around half of the participants serve New Members of Congress and more than half serve offices in the House Foreign Affairs or Senate Foreign Relations Committees, including some of the New Member offices. The meetings focused on areas of key strategic importance and relevance, including the Belt and Road Initiative, the South China Sea disputes, the bilateral trade conflict, and Taiwan.

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