June 4, 2023 2:04pm EDT
Biden admin slammed as granting ‘major coup’ to China after top officials visit on Tiananmen massacre date
GOP Rep. Darrell Issa says, 'This is no ordinary foreign policy stumble'
By Jessica Chasmar | Fox News
EXCLUSIVE: The Biden administration is getting slammed as handing a "major coup" to Chinese President Xi Jinping after two senior officials made a trip to China on Sunday in an attempt to ease tensions between the two countries.
Critics immediately pointed out that Sunday, June 4, marks the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, when the Chinese military slaughtered hundreds, possibly thousands, of pro-democracy protesters.
Daniel Kritenbrink, the assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, and Sarah Beran, the National Security Council's senior director for China and Taiwan affairs, arrived in Beijing to discuss "key issues in the bilateral relationship," the State Department said in a press release.
Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., called attention to the timing of the trip on Twitter.
"Is the Biden Administration sending senior officials to China as we remember the anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen Square?" he wrote.
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