Ami Bera: “If we take the politics out of this, it's not, you know, one type of electrical source versus another versus another.”

Right now, American scholar Min Zin remains wrongfully detained in China, and Beijing continues to target scholars, human rights advocates, and diaspora communities whose work or speech it finds unwelcome.

I welcome Xi Jinping’s invitation for 100,000 American students to visit and study in China. As Co-Chair of the Congressional International Exchanges Caucus, I believe educational and cultural exchanges are an important way to build mutual…

We clearly understand what Xi Jinping's policy objectives are, what Beijing's policy objectives are, and we have to address the reality that we face today.

But those exchanges depend on trust and the ability to study, speak, and engage without fear of harassment or arbitrary detention.