On trade, Trump is expected to, again, push Xi to level the playing field between the U.S. and China and reduce the US trade deficit with Beijing. McMaster, National Economic Council director Gary Cohn, adviser Jared Kushner and the head of the U.S. National Security Council in Asia, Matt Pottinger. A Pentagon spokesman says the long-range missile that North Korea test-launched Tuesday was a type not previously seen by U.S. analysts. Following North Korea's missile launch, Trump expressed frustration with China over its expanding trade with North Korea. The president tweeted Wednesday, "Trade between China and North Korea grew almost 40% in the first quarter.

Source: Fox News July 08, 2017 10:07 UTC