A Map Of The Foreign Governments That Hosted Congressional Staff On Free Trips (China Is #1)

Which Countries Have Hosted Congressional Staff On The Most Free Trips?
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: People walk outside the United States Capitol prior to the State of the Union Address on Tuesday February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 12: People walk outside the United States Capitol prior to the State of the Union Address on Tuesday February 12, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

An extensive story by The Washington Post’s T.W. Farnam reveals that not only are foreign governments hosting many members of Congress and senior Congressional staff on free trips to their countries, they’re doing it in staggering numbers. And the country that has hosted by far the most such trips is China. Here’s Farnam on why this is such a big deal:

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