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Exclusive | Trump ally to visit China as US turns up pressure before May summit

South China Morning Post · · 144 words · By Khushboo Razdan
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“Republican senator to lead bipartisan delegation to China next week; visit will begin on May 1, with stops planned in Shanghai and Beijing”
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Multiple web search results report that Senator Steve Daines will lead a bipartisan delegation to China, beginning on May 1 with planned stops in Shanghai and Beijing. The sources cite this information from news reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2014 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate from Montana, concurrently with other elections to the United States Sen…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Steven David Daines ( DAYNZ; born August 20, 1962) is an American politician and businessman serving as the senior United States senator from Montana, a seat he has held since 2015. He is the first Re…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Timothy Patrick Sheehy ( SHEE-hee; born November 18, 1985) is an American politician serving since 2025 as the junior United States senator from Montana. A member of the Republican Party, he is the yo…
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“According to people familiar who requested anonymity, the five-member delegation led by Daines, a Republican from Montana, will begin its visit on May 1, with stops in Shanghai and Beijing.”
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Multiple web search results corroborate that a five-member delegation led by Steve Daines, a Republican from Montana, is scheduled to visit China, starting on May 1 with stops in Shanghai and Beijing, often citing anonymous sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2014 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate from Montana, concurrently with other elections to the United States Sen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_United_States_Senate_elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Montana was admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889, and elects U.S. senators to classes 1 and 2. Its current U.S. senators are Republicans Steve Daines (serving since 2015) and Tim Sheehy (serving …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Steven David Daines ( DAYNZ; born August 20, 1962) is an American politician and businessman serving as the senior United States senator from Montana, a seat he has held since 2015. He is the first Re…
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“Last month, Daines, a senior member of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, said at a public event that the trip will focus on China’s infrastructure and “innovation ecosystem” and will include a ride on China’s high-speed rail network.”
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Two separate web search results confirm that Daines stated that the trip would focus on China’s infrastructure and 'innovation ecosystem' and would include a ride on China’s high-speed rail network. One source specifies this happened 'last month'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Steven David Daines ( DAYNZ; born August 20, 1962) is an American politician and businessman serving as the senior United States senator from Montana, a seat he has held since 2015. He is the first Re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Daines
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2014 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate from Montana, concurrently with other elections to the United States Sen…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stephen Clark Bullock (born April 11, 1966) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 24th governor of Montana from 2013 to 2021. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Born in Missoula,…
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