BEIJING, March 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Republican Senator

Steve Daines met Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on Sunday,

following an annual business summit in the Chinese capital

attended by top foreign CEOs.

Daines was accompanied by Qualcomm ( QCOM ) CEO Cristiano

Amon, Pfizer ( PFE ) CEO Albert Bourla, FedEx ( FDX ) CEO Raj

Subramaniam, Cargill CEO Brian Sikes and Boeing Global

Senior Vice President Brendan Nelson among others, according to

a foreign media pool report.