US senate leader welcomes stronger words from China on Hamas attack

US senate majority leader Chuck Schumer arrives for a bilateral meeting with Chinese commerce minister Wang Wentao at the Ministry of Commerce in Beijing (Andy Wong/AP/PA)

US senate majority leader Chuck Schumer has said he is grateful for a strengthened statement from China condemning the killing and kidnapping of Israeli and foreign civilians by Hamas.

It came during a bipartisan congressional visit to Beijing that included a lengthy meeting with President Xi Jinping.