Since the two countries brokered a temporary truce at the G-20, U.S. negotiators have been seeking commitments and concessions up front, while Chinese negotiators had sought to shelve complicated issues for the two presidents to settle in person.
With a U.S.-China trade deal at least weeks away, Chinese negotiators have suggested combining a long-discussed state visit by President Xi Jinping to the United States with the announcement of any forthcoming agreement, according to three sources briefed on discussions.
"Our hope is we are in the final weeks of having an agreement," Robert Lighthizer, the Trump administration's top trade official, testified to the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday. But Lighthizer would not commit to a positive outcome, or a resulting meeting, and said many issues still remain."If those issues are not resolved in favor of the United States, we won't have a deal.
Unlike a casual retreat like the one between the two presidents at Mar-a-Lago in April 2017, the trappings of a state visit would require much more coordination: an arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, a 21-gun arrival on the White House lawn, an overnight stay at Blair House and a formal state dinner reception with entertainment.
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