Chinese experts say Beijing is open to talks but is being stonewalled by the State Department and other official channels.

On his first inspection tour since the national legislative session, China’s president said the relatively underdeveloped province should build ties with other regions.

US President Donald Trump on Monday said his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, would visit Washington in the "not too distant future" following recent reports that the leaders were considering a summit as early as April amid their countries' tit-for-tat tariffs dispute.