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... Chinese officials are dissatisfied with what they consider last-minute planning ahead of Trump's arrival on March 31, according to one person familiar with the preparations. The White House's lack of communication about Trump's expectations for the visit has also been an issue for Beijing, said a separate person familiar with the matter, who wasn't authorized to speak publicly.

The Chinese frustrations stem, in part, from the White House's departure from Beijing's standard practice of hosting U.S. high-level officials to lay the groundwork for a state visit. Before Trump's last trip to China in 2017, for example, the U.S. dispatched both a secretary of state and commerce chief to China months before the U.S. leader's arrival. ...

@#8 ... For what? If China believes anything he says, that's on China ...

China has a trade agreement with Pres Trump. They believed him when he agreed to that.

The issue here seems to be that China may want to discuss other things beside trade at the summit.

But all Pres Trump seems to care about are trade deals.

So, Pres Trump seems to want to be going into the summit with no preparation, and just ~winging it.~