[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 82 (Thursday, May 14, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2288]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 CHINA

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, on China, we are just a day into Trump's 
trip to China, and he hasn't done anything to ease concerns that he 
might sell out America. He arrived with a posse of billionaires in tow, 
including his own son, who oversees the family business.
  This kind of stuff is just incredible.
  So much for fighting against how China is hurting American workers 
and poisoning our communities with fentanyl. That would get in the way 
of Donald Trump and his family profiting off of doing business with the 
Chinese Communist Party--just hours in, and Xi Jinping has already 
threatened to ``collide or even clash'' with the United States if we 
continue our support for Taiwan. Trump, apparently, didn't say anything 
in response. He was just mute.
  For the sake of democracy and the stability of the global economy, 
Trump must not sell out Taiwan.
  Trump must also safeguard the interests of American workers, 
families, and businesses.
  Trump is continuing to roll forward on selling AI chips to Chinese 
companies that are linked to the Chinese military. Giving China access 
to this premiere American technology--something we developed with our 
know-how, our entrepreneurship, our ingenuity--and just giving it away 
to China? That is dangerous and threatens the United States' lead in 
the AI race that is going to shape the global economy for decades.
  And chips aren't the only way Trump is selling out America. Trump is 
undermining American autoworkers by letting Chinese vehicles flood the 
market, and that is something he is very much considering.
  Communities across this country continue to suffer as Trump fails to 
secure real meaningful action from Xi to stem the tide of fentanyl that 
is flowing into our country from China.
  If Xi outnegotiates Trump--and that has happened almost every time he 
has negotiated with him in the past--it will undercut American 
manufacturers and workers who have long been hurt by the CCP's 
predatory trade practices.
  When Trump does these negotiations, the only thing he is looking for 
is a headline so he can see himself on the front page of the newspaper. 
He doesn't think of what will happen a day after, and it hurts America 
every time.
  If Xi outnegotiates Trump and if America emerges from these 
negotiations weaker than it was before, there will be only one person 
to blame: Donald Trump.

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