Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with a bipartisan delegation of U.S. senators in Beijing on Monday, the first exchange with American lawmakers in nearly a decade, sending a signal that the communist regime wants to engage with Washington in the face of a stalling economy. The six-member delegation, led by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), is on the third day of their Asia trip, which also includes stops in Japan and South Korea. In the opening remarks, Mr. Schumer urged Mr. Xi to support Israel, arguing that Beijing showed “no sympathy” to the nation under attack by Hamas terrorists over the weekend. On Sunday, China’s foreign ministry issued a statement on the Israel–Hamas War, calling on “relevant parties” to “immediately end the hostilities.” However, China’s statement did not mention Hamas....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/chinas-xi-meets-senate-delegation-in-beijing-led-by-sen-schumer-5506374