Top lawmakers urge caution in approving more flights between US, China

A pair of lawmakers is urging top administration officials to execute caution in approving additional flights between the United States and China. Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) in a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday raised worries about unfair market practices they said China is engaging in and security concerns with airlines flying through Russian airspace. The lawmakers said that after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, China suspended its bilateral services agreement with the U.S. and “effectively” closed...