U.S. Weighing Trump-Xi Summit as Trade Deadline Nears, Sources Say
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White House officials are discussing a possible summit on trade between President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping as early as next month, according to people familiar with the matter, as trade talks in Washington reach a crucial point.
The meeting, which could take place in late March at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, would seek to resolve months of trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies. The two sides have been trying to reach a deal before American tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese imports more than double to 25 percent on March 2.