Haley Byrd Wilt / October 20, 2023

‘China’s Not Going Away’

Sen. Bill Cassidy says senators talked fentanyl with Xi Jinping, but human rights not a top topic.

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Senate Health Committee Hears Testimony From Monica M. Bertagnolli, Nominee For NIH Director

Sen. Bill Cassidy questions Monica Bertagnolli during her confirmation hearing to be the next director of the National Institutes of Health on October 18, 2023. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, was among a bipartisan group of senators to visit China and South Korea last week. It was the first congressional delegation to China since 2019 and came amid strained relations between Washington and Beijing. During the trip, the senators met with Chinese President Xi Jinping.