- Title: Pro-Trump senator meets Chinese Premier Li with US executives
- Date: 23rd March 2025
- Summary: BEIJING, CHINA (MARCH 23, 2025) (AGENCY POOL) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF US SENATOR STEVE DAINES ARRIVING, GREETING WITH CHINA’S PREMIER LI QIANG / POSING FOR PICTURES LI GREETING FEDEX CEO RAJ SUBRAMANIAM DAINES STANDING AND WATCHING LI GREETING QUALCOMM CEO CRISTIANO AMON LI GREETING MEDTRONIC CEO GEOFFREY MARTHA MEETING IN PROGRESS LI QIANG SPE
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- Keywords: Beijing China Congress Donald Trump Drugs Li Qang Li Qiang Premier Senator Steve Daines Tariffs US Visit Washington
- Location: BEIJING, CHINA
- City: BEIJING, CHINA
- Country: China
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001100123032025RP1
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- Story Text: U.S. Republican Senator Steve Daines met Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing with a group of seven American executives on Sunday (March 23), following an annual business summit in the Chinese capital attended by top foreign CEOs.
Daines was accompanied by Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon, Medtronic CEO Geoffery Martha, Fedex CEO Raj Subramaniam, and other executives at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, according to a foreign media pool report.
The senator's trip marks the first time a U.S. politician has visited China since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January. Beijing is seeking high-level dialogue with the new administration, with hopes of reaching a deal to avert further tariff pressure from Washington.
Daines, a staunch supporter of Trump and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was heavily involved in negotiations over U.S.-China trade during Trump's first term, and has made multiple trips to China as a senator.
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