U.S. Senator Steve Daines Leads Bipartisan Mission to China

U.S. Republican Senator Steve Daines will head a bipartisan delegation to China next week, the South China Morning Post reported, citing sources on Friday.

President Donald Trump is also scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 14 and 15, marking his first visit to China in eight years.

Senator Daines' delegation will start its visit on May 1, with planned stops in Shanghai and Beijing, according to the report. Reuters has not independently verified these details.

(With inputs from agencies.)