US hollows out G20 agenda, casts Miami summit as backdrop for Trump-Xi meeting: sources
The United States is working to hollow out the G20's agenda and turn its December summit into a backdrop for a likely meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Miami, according to the South China Morning Post. Two delegation members described the effort. Top negotiators met in Washington.
The United States is working to hollow out the G20's agenda and turn its December summit "into a backdrop" for a likely meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Miami, the South China Morning Post has learned.
Two delegation members described the effort to the newspaper. The top negotiators, known as sherpas, met in Washington to help draft the Joint Declaration that leaders are due to issue at the summit.
The sessions took place on Monday and Tuesday as the second in a planned series. The process illustrates how the relationship between the United States and China is shaping the wider agenda of multilateral diplomacy.
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