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China hawks join forces in US Congress to pressure Trump ahead of Xi’s visit

US lawmakers critical of China had a busy week on Capitol Hill, stepping up their activity ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s expected visit to President Donald Trump in Washington next week.

China-focused members of Congress and commissions held multiple hearings on issues ranging from human rights to trade and supply chains – an apparent effort to put a range of issues on Trump’s agenda for his talks with Xi.

A former senior US official said congressional Republicans had given Trump “a...

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37%

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Primary source: South China Morning Post

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