Yet while Mr. Schumer has pursued a hard line with China, he has been more circumspect than other congressional leaders when it comes to diplomatic gestures, avoiding the sort of engagements with Taiwan that have inflamed relations with Beijing.
In the past two years, Speaker Kevin McCarthy, Republican of California, and his predecessor Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, have arranged visits with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan, with Ms. Pelosi traveling to Taiwan and Mr. McCarthy hosting Ms. Tsai at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. Mr. Schumer has not visited Taiwan as majority leader and did not meet with Ms. Tsai during her tour of the United States earlier this year.
Earlier this month, Mr. Schumer also dismissed the suggestion that Congress might follow the example of the British Parliament and begin recognizing Taiwan as an independent country, telling reporters, “The present situation is where we should stay.”
