Senior Chinese officials prepare to join Xi at Trump summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Thursday, with senior aides bringing policy expertise to the discussions. China’s Foreign Ministry confirmed Xi’s state visit from Wednesday to Friday, his first state visit to Washington since 2015 and second face-to-face meeting with Trump this year.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Thursday, according to the South China Morning Post. The Chinese leader’s delegation will include senior aides with extensive policy expertise, the report said. It did not identify the officials who will sit with Xi during the meeting.
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Monday that Xi would make a state visit to the United States from Wednesday to Friday. The visit will be Xi’s first state visit to Washington since 2015, according to the supplied material. The meeting will also be the second face-to-face encounter between Xi and Trump this year.
The two countries are described in the report as the world’s two largest economies, but the available extract does not provide details of the agenda or expected outcomes. The supplied material ends while introducing the policy and economic context of the summit, so it does not specify which Chinese officials will attend or what issues the leaders plan to discuss.
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