Donald Trump says XI Jinping in China to visit the US in “not too far away”

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Donald Trump said Chinese President Xi Jinping would soon visit the US, noting the strongest hints at the summit at a time when economic superpowers were recorded in deepening the trade war.

Speaking during a visit to the Washington Art Center on Monday, Monday, Trump He said the Chinese leader would “come to a not too far the future.”

A potential summit will mean a significant diplomatic m ment for two geopolitical competitors, and can help provide transnational companies and investors how tough Trump intends to take attitudes towards China.

The White House did not respond to a comment on whether Washington and Beijing started negotiating the summit. The Chinese Embassy in the US also did not respond to a comment request.

Trump has already launched a fresh trade war with Beijing – after the battle in his first term – imposing a 20 -percent import tariff from China. Beijing avenge Crossing the tariffs for approximately $ 22 billion in US goods aimed at the America’s agricultural sector.

China has not issued public statements regarding a meeting of two leaders since Trump has taken office in January. Trump invited him to visit his inauguration, but Beijing sent Vice President Khan Zheng to his place.

Trump has been met several times several times, including a loud visit to Beijing. Their first meeting took place at the US President in Florida in 2017, only a few months after Trump took over.

Christopher Johnson, a former CIA chief analyst in China, said the closest visit would be a “coup” for Trump. But he said that it was unlikely to agree if there was no secret bilateral channel that gave him confidence in the risk of visiting.

“Every instinct SI is fighting too quickly against the visit. He completed his early visit to Mar-a-lago’s first term was a mistake,” said Johnson, who heads China Strategies Group, consultations.

Johnson said it was risky because SI did not know the results of a trading research related to China that Trump ordered to complete by April 1.

It is expected that XI will meet with dozens of leaders from the United States and other countries next week after China’s development forum, a high -profile event where leaders can do top Chinese officials.

Steve Dainens, Republican Senator Montana, who is near Trump, will take part in the Beijing Forum, in a rare step by an American politician, who he hopes will lead to a meeting with the US president. Financial Times last week report This Dine wanted to confess to the president to facilitate the meeting with the XI, which she denied the senator’s office.