Top US Trade Envoys to Meet China’s Xi, No Decision on Deadline Extension

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, a member of the U.S. trade delegation to China, leaves a hotel in Beijing for talks with Chinese officials on Feb. 14, 2019. Thomas Peter/Reuters

WASHINGTON/BEIJING— The Trump administration’s top two negotiators in trade talks with China will meet on Feb. 15 with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, but there has been no decision to extend a March 1 U.S. deadline for a deal, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Feb. 14.

“The vibe in Beijing is good,” Kudlow told Fox News Channel in an upbeat assessment of the U.S.-China talks that are set to conclude on Friday in Beijing.