- The meeting will talk about issues of strategic and long-term interest
- China stands ready to work with US for positive outcomes
- China's position on fentanyl is consistent and clear, expresses sympathy for US fentanyl crisis
- Open to continuing cooperation with the US on the matter
- US should take concrete actions to create necessary conditions for cooperation
- China's position on soybean purchases is also consistent and clear
As has been the case many a time, Trump sounds extremely bullish ahead of talks with China. However, the Chinese camp is seemingly more reserved on their optimism. The message from Beijing seems to be that they are willing to thrash out whatever issues that will be brought out and they're also showing some gesture of goodwill ahead of talks here. But once the meeting concludes, let's see if they will share similar scales of positive vibes. It wouldn't be the first time and surely not the last that the message from both camps would differ.
