Visiting China, Schumer is urging fair treatment of US firms; hopes to meet Xi

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, left, speaks with Shanghai Party Secretary Chen Jining, during their meeting, in Shanghai, China, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. - AP

SHANGHAI, Oct 7 (Reuters): US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Saturday Washington did not seek to decouple from China, but wanted reciprocal and fair treatment for U.S. companies, as he kicked off a rare trip to the world's second-largest economy.

Schumer, who made the remarks at a meeting with Chen Jining, Shanghai's Communist Party Secretary, said the United States did not seek conflict and wanted to achieve a level playing field, "as we compete economically."