Chinese foreign vice-minister Ma Zhaoxu set for US visit in ‘temperature test’ for Xi
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Chinese foreign vice-minister Ma Zhaoxu is expected to visit the United States next week, including stops in Washington and potentially Miami. The trip is seen as preparatory for President Xi Jinping's possible visit to Washington later this year. This high-level engagement signals continued diplomatic contact between the two countries amid ongoing tensions.
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Ma Zhaoxu's trip is to lay groundwork for Xi Jinping's visit to Washington.
Ma Zhaoxu has played a prominent role in overseeing US-China relations.
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The trip is likely to lay the groundwork for President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington later this year.
Prediction- Ma Zhaoxu's trip is to lay groundwork for Xi Jinping's visit to Washington.
- The visit includes a stop in Miami for the G20 summit, a key global forum.
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Loaded language removedChinese foreign vice-minister Ma Zhaoxu is expected to head to the United States next week on a trip likely to lay the groundwork for President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington later this year, the South China Morning Post has learned. Sources familiar with the matter said Ma, who has played a key role in overseeing US-China relations, would be in Washington next week.
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The trip is likely to lay the groundwork for President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington later this year.
PredictionA stop in Miami, host city of the G20 summit in December, was also likely.
PredictionChinese foreign vice-minister Ma Zhaoxu is expected to head to the United States next week.
South China Morning PostMa Zhaoxu has played a prominent role in overseeing US-China relations.
South China Morning PostMa Zhaoxu would be in Washington next week.
South China Morning Post