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A US lawmaker in China says there's 'a
lot of work to do' to resolve trade conflict
[September 25, 2025]
SHANGHAI (AP) — The head of a U.S. congressional delegation
visiting China said Thursday that much need to be done to resolve the
U.S.-China trade conflict, which he said is creating difficulties for
companies on both sides of the Pacific.
His biggest takeaway was that a lot of business is going on between the
two economies despite the trade war, Rep. Adam Smith, a Democrat from
Washington state, said on the final day of a five-day trip.
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US Representative Adam Smith speaks during a press conference at the
American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Shanghai, China, Thursday,
Sept.25, 2025. (Jade Gao/Pool Photo via AP) |
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“We
have a lot of work to do to resolve those issues, but China, the
U.S. and the world can benefit from resolving some of our
differences and working better together,” he told journalists
after a meeting with the American Chamber of Commerce in
Shanghai.
The group of three Democrats — Smith and Reps. Ro Khanna and
Chrissy Houlahan — and Republican Rep. Michael Baumgartner could
be seen having a coffee at a Starbucks in an office building
lobby after their meeting with the Chamber.
The Democrats are all members of the House Armed Services
Committee, and Smith repeated his call from the outset of the
trip for more communication between the U.S. and Chinese
militaries.
"Two of the largest nuclear powers in the world need to be
talking to each other, particularly considering the fact that we
do have some disagreements,” he said.
The lawmakers arrived in Shanghai on Wednesday after three days
of meetings with Chinese political leaders in Beijing including
Premier Li Qiang, Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Defense Minister
Dong Jun.
Smith said the main purpose of trip was to open up lines of
communication between the governments. Theirs was the first by a
delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives since 2019. A
U.S. Senate delegation visited in 2023.
U.S. President Donald Trump said recently that he would meet
Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a regional summit in South Korea in
late October and visit China in the early next year. China has
not confirmed the meetings.
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