The newly elected U.S. senators from both major parties will bring a range of China-related positions to Capitol Hill, with priorities spanning restrictions on advanced technology, support for Taiwan, and efforts to reduce U.S. dependence on Chinese supply chains.
Differences in their views on how Washington should compete with Beijing include, in particular, tariffs and whether the United States should slow the development of advanced artificial intelligence, even if China continues.
Democrats won control of both chambers of Congress in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, and the incoming Senate class includes House members with years of China-related legislative records, as well as first-time federal lawmakers whose positions emerged mainly during the campaign. …