Best-case scenario for Trump-Xi talks is resumption of trade negotiations - Pence adviser
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The best-case scenario for talks on Saturday between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jingping is a resumption of trade negotiations, a top adviser to Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The best-case scenario for talks on Saturday between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jingping is a resumption of trade negotiations, a top adviser to Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday.
"Restarting negotiations would be a best-case scenario," Pence's chief of staff, Marc Short, told reporters at the White House.
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Trump and Xi are to meet in Osaka, Japan, where they are among world leaders gathered for a G20 summit.
Trade talks have stalled between the two countries and Trump is threatening $325 billion more in tariffs on Chinese imports unless Beijing makes concessions.
Pence postponed a speech about China's human rights record and national security concerns that had been scheduled for June 24 in order to avoid antagonizing the Chinese in advance of the Trump-Xi meeting.
Short said that speech would be rescheduled.
(Reporting by Steve Holland; editing by Jonathan Oatis and Tom Brown)
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