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As Beijing and Washington negotiate new schedule for Trump’s visit, Daines is expected to meet US business leaders in Hong Kong on March 30

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US Senator Steve Daines, who is expected to visit Hong Kong this month, has a long history with China, dating back to his position with Procter & Gamble in the 1990s. Photo: Reuters

William Zheng

Published: 5:00pm, 20 Mar 2026Updated: 6:28pm, 20 Mar 2026

Republican Senator Steve Daines, a close ally of US President Donald Trump, is expected to visit Hong Kong at the end of this month, according to sources.

It would mark the first trip to the city by a sitting US senator since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Daines would meet American business leaders in Hong Kong on March 30, the sources said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to comment publicly on the matter.

The senator from Montana has played a prominent role in US-China trade relations during both of Trump’s terms, holding high-profile meetings with Chinese trade officials in 2019 and again last year.

Trump says US has requested that China delay Beijing summit by ‘a month or so’

The sources said several US business leaders in Hong Kong had been invited to the meeting to discuss key concerns in the American corporate community about mainland China and Hong Kong, but declined to reveal further details about the senator’s itinerary.

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.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}As Beijing and Washington negotiate new schedule for Trump’s visit, Daines is expected to meet US business leaders in Hong Kong on March 30

As Beijing and Washington negotiate new schedule for Trump’s visit, Daines is expected to meet US business leaders in Hong Kong on March 30