Schumer starts China trip amid tension with US, hopes to meet Xi

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and other members of the delegation arrive at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China October 7, 2023. REUTERS/Aly Song/Pool Acquire Licensing Rights SHANGHAI, Oct 7 (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer arrived in China on Saturday leading a bipartisan congressional delegation and starting a series of meetings in the world’s second-largest economy amid rising tension between Washington and Beijing. The goal of the trip to Asia, which includes stops in South Korea and Japan, is to advance U.S. economic and national security interests, and in China, the group hopes to…