President Trump, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during dinner at the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Fla., on April 7. But he said that other countries could “do more to seek a negotiated solution. We have put forward so many proposals — freeze for freeze and the dual track approach [to diplomacy]. He will have a formal bilateral meeting with Xi, and Cui said plans are underway for the two leaders to have significant additional opportunities to talk. On trade, Cui vigorously defended China's policies and stressed that Beijing is pursuing economic reforms aimed at closing the trade imbalance with the United States, which Trump railed on during his campaign.

Source: Washington Post October 30, 2017 17:07 UTC