U.S.
President Donald Trump is planning to host Chinese President Xi Jinping at a
two-day summit next month at his Florida Mar-a-Lago resort, U.S. online media
outlet Axios reported on Monday, citing officials familiar with the plans.
The two-day
meeting is tentatively scheduled for April 6-7, the U.S. media outlet reported.
Reuters has
not verified the Axios story and does not vouch for its accuracy.
Representatives of the White House and for Xi could not be immediately reached
for comment.
The planned
summit would follow a string of other recent U.S-China meetings and
conversations seeking to reaffirm ties following months of strong rhetoric from
Trump.
Last month,
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi visited Washington to discuss the two
countries' economic ties and security interests.
Yang, who
outranks China's foreign minister, met separately with Trump, as well as
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
During his
presidential campaign, Trump accused China of unfair trade policies, criticized
its island-building in the strategic South China Sea claimed by several
countries, and accused it of doing too little to constrain its neighbor, North
Korea.
Since taking
office on Jan. 20, Trump has written a letter to Xi, seeking "constructive
ties" and later speaking with him by phone.
In December,
Trump incensed Beijing by taking a phone call from Taiwanese President Tsai
Ing-wen and later saying the United States did not have to stick to the
so-called "one China" policy.
Under that
policy, Washington acknowledges the Chinese position that there is only one
China, of which Taiwan is a part. Trump later agreed in a phone call with Xi to
honor the policy.
(Reuters)
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