A U.S. House delegation visited Beijing in Sept. 2025, the first since 2019, to ease tensions and promote dialogue on key issues.

A bipartisan U.S. House delegation, led by Rep. Adam Smith, visited Beijing in September 2025, marking the first such trip since 2019 and signaling efforts to ease strained relations with China. The lawmakers met with Premier Li Qiang, emphasizing the need for military-to-military dialogue and broader cooperation amid ongoing tensions over trade, semiconductors, TikTok, Taiwan, and China’s South China Sea activities. The visit followed a phone call between Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping and coincided with a U.S. Defense Secretary call to his Chinese counterpart, reaffirming U.S. commitment to defending its interests without seeking conflict.