As U.S. and Chinese senior officials continue to negotiate with the aim of reaching a trade deal by early May, scholars from both sides have recently claimed that they have encountered problems with their visa applications. The latest cases involve a former advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump and a former U.S. trade official, who did not receive visas in time to attend a forum in China at the invitation of Chinese organizations.
The year-long trade talks are reaching a critical point. Bloomberg cited two anonymous sources who said U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin plan to travel to China during the week of April 29 for another round of face-to-face negotiations.
