# Republican China committee chair urges Trump to take tough line with Xi

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- Reuters, 2026-09-18 19:40 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republican-china-committee-chair-urges-tough-trump-line-with-xi-2026-09-18/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aad939989e5cf0001dfb65b

> The Republican chair of the U.S. congressional committee on China urged President Donald Trump on Friday to take a tough stance in next week’s summit with Xi Jinping. He warned against concessions and called for tighter technology restrictions and consequences for China’s alleged support for Iran.

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