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US senators urge stability, cooperation between US, China

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Updated May 7, 2026 1:44 AM

U.S. Senator Steve Daines speaks during a bilateral meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, May 7, 2026. Andy Wong/Pool via REUTERS — U.S. Senator Steve Daines speaks during a bilateral meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, May 7, 2026. Andy Wong/Pool via REUTERS Andy Wong Reuters

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks to U.S. Senator Steve Daines and congressional delegation at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, May 7, 2026. Andy Wong/Pool via REUTERS — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks to U.S. Senator Steve Daines and congressional delegation at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, May 7, 2026. Andy Wong/Pool via REUTERS Andy Wong Reuters

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BEIJING - A delegation of United States senators visiting Beijing has called for stability and peaceful cooperation between the world's two largest economies a week before the countries' leaders meet.

"I strongly believe that we want to de-escalate, not decouple. We want stability, we want mutual respect," Senator Steve Daines, who is leading the bipartisan delegation, said in opening remarks at a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to the Chinese capital to meet with President Xi Jinping on May 14 and 15.

The Republican senator said he hopes the leaders' meeting would result in Boeing jet orders, even as he warned of both countries facing trade issues.

"It's been about nine years since there was a purchase made of Boeing aircraft here," he said, according to a media pool report.

(Reporting by Liz Lee and Beijing newsroom; Editing by Sonali Paul)

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This story was originally published May 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM.