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House Republicans are demanding answers after a top official who recently traveled to China on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre abruptly canceled a congressional subcommittee hearing ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken\u2019s trip to Beijing this week.<\/p>\n

Daniel Kritenbrink, the assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, raised eyebrows after he traveled to Beijing on June 4, which also marked the 34th anniversary of the Chinese military slaughtering hundreds, possibly thousands, of pro-democracy protesters.<\/p>\n

The trip was slammed by Rep. Darrell Issa<\/a>, R-Calif., who serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, as handing a “major coup” to Chinese President Xi Jinping while weakening the United States’ position on the world stage.<\/p>\n

Republicans are speaking out again after Kritenbrink was scheduled to testify Wednesday morning at an annual budget meeting for the State Department\u2019s East Asia and the Pacific Affairs, but it was canceled<\/a> without someone being sent in\u00a0Kritenbrink\u2019s place.<\/p>\n

BIDEN ADMIN SLAMMED AS GRANTING \u2018MAJOR COUP\u2019 TO CHINA AFTER TOP OFFICIALS VISIT ON TIANANMEN MASSACRE DATE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

“This is them going radio silent because they don\u2019t want to talk about it,” Issa’s spokesman, Jonathan Wilcox, told Fox News Digital. “There\u2019s no reschedule date.”<\/p>\n

Issa said the Biden administration is allowing the Chinese government to take advantage of the U.S.<\/p>\n

“At every turn, Biden has met Chinese challenge not with strength and certitude, but with weakness, concessions and PR coups for Beijing,” the congressman told Fox News Digital. “China will only pocket every surrender from this White House and demand more because they know they\u2019ll get it.”<\/p>\n

Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., chairwoman of\u00a0the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, sent a letter on behalf of the subcommittee to\u00a0Kritenbrink Wednesday, saying, “We are concerned this is yet another example of a broader unwillingness to engage with Congress, and potentially hold back on action against the [People\u2019s Republic of China], to defer to upcoming meetings with Beijing.”<\/p>\n

The subcommittee\u2019s letter demanded that Kritenbrink brief members no later than this Sunday, “and be prepared to answer questions about our engagement with PRC officials in addition to our spending programs.”<\/p>\n

“Assistant Secretary Kritenbrink could have easily testified to the Indo-Pacific Subcommittee as scheduled on Wednesday before his trip with Secretary Blinken two days later, on Friday,” Kim told Fox News Digital in a statement. “The State Department\u2019s recent engagement with Beijing and refusal to comply with congressional oversight only warrants questions about their strategy to assert U.S. leadership against the Chinese Communist Party.”<\/p>\n

“The CCP\u2019s recent moves toward the United States \u2013 from spy balloons to surveillance bases \u2013 cannot go unnoticed or unchallenged,” she added. “I will continue to press for answers and transparency from this administration, so we can hold authoritarian regimes accountable and project strength on the world stage.”<\/p>\n

The State Department announced Wednesday that Blinken will travel Friday to Beijing, where he will\u00a0meet with senior PRC officials and “discuss the importance of maintaining open lines of communication to responsibly manage the U.S.-PRC relationship. He will also raise bilateral issues of concern, global and regional matters, and potential cooperation on shared transnational challenges.”<\/p>\n

Dialogue between the Biden administration and Beijing has been nearly dormant in recent months as attempts at interactions have been shuttered since the U.S. shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon<\/a> that traversed the country earlier this year.<\/p>\n

A previously scheduled trip by Blinken<\/a>, during which he was expected to meet with Xi, was canceled amid the China spy balloon incident.<\/p>\n

The U.S.-China relationship has been further strained over China\u2019s military activity in the South China Sea and the United States\u2019 support for Taiwan.<\/p>\n

Additionally, Beijing has taken umbrage after the U.S. warned China against arming Russia<\/a> to help its war in Ukraine.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CIA Director William Burns secretly visited China last month in an effort to restore relations, meeting with his Chinese counterparts to emphasize “the importance of maintaining open lines of communication in intelligence channels,” according to the Financial Times, which first reported the visit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The State Department did not respond to Fox News Digital\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n

Fox News\u2019 Louis Casiano contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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