TRUMP ENVOY STEVE DAINES TO RETURN TO BEIJING AS US AND CHINA LOCK IN XI SUMMIT AGENDA

US Senator Steve Daines is expected to return to China for another round of talks ahead of President Xi Jinping’s planned September visit to Washington, according to people familiar with the preparations. The trip was intended to help finalise the agenda for what both sides hoped would be a high-stakes summit between Xi and US President Donald Trump, one of the sources said.

News - South China Morning Post reports that uS Senator Steve Daines is expected to return to China for another round of talks ahead of President Xi Jinping’s planned September visit to Washington, according to people familiar with the preparations.

The report adds: The trip was intended to help finalise the agenda for what both sides hoped would be a high-stakes summit between Xi and US President Donald Trump, one of the sources said.

Daines, a Montana Republican, has emerged as an important backchannel figure between Washington and Beijing.

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