Donald Trump, the president of the United States, has denied calling a summit with Xi Jinping, while denying that his counterpart would be able to travel to China.
“The Fake News is reporting that I’m scheduled to attend a “Summit” with Chinese President Xi. I’m not looking for anything, so this is incorrect. Trump stated in a statement on Monday on his Truth Social platform.
“I may travel to China, but President Xi’s invitation has been accepted. Otherwise, no interest! I appreciate you paying attention to this issue.
Trump’s comments come after the Reuters news agency reported last week that the US president and his advisers had discussed a potential summit while traveling to Asia.
Unnamed individuals who are familiar with the plans were cited in the report’s claim that Trump and Xi might possibly meet on the day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit taking place in South Korea from October 30 to November 1.
Trump and Xi last spoke in person in Osaka, Japan, on the occasion of the G20 summit in 2019.
Negotiations are being held between the US and China to lower trade tensions that have risen since Trump announced his on-again, off-again tariffs on Chinese exports.
To kick off two days of talks aimed at a trade deal before the end of a 90-day tariff truce that ends on August 12, US Secretary of State Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met in Stockholm, Sweden.
The administration’s “very good position with China now” and “90-day increment” were Bessent’s claims in a Bloomberg Television interview last week were true.
Source: Aljazeera
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