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Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu to visit US for diplomatic talks

Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu is scheduled to visit Washington next week for diplomatic engagements aimed at assessing the current state of US-China relations. This visit is seen as a crucial 'temperature test' that could potentially pave the way for a summit between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump in September. A potential stop in Miami, the host city for the December G20 summit, is also being considered as part of Ma's itinerary. AI

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Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu to visit US for diplomatic talks

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Dewey Sim ·

    Chinese foreign vice-minister Ma Zhaoxu set for US visit in ‘temperature test’ for Xi

    Chinese 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, wh…