Trump envoy Steve Daines to return to Beijing as US and China lock in Xi summit agenda

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US Senator Steve Daines is scheduled to return to Beijing to help finalize the agenda for a high-profile summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Daines has become a key intermediary in US-China diplomatic engagements as the leaders prepare for their meeting.

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