The White House said on Monday it was “absurd” to suggest that President Donald Trump was an unreliable negotiator as China reportedly balks at a summit with President Xi Jinping over concerns Trump would walk away from a trade deal.
Washington and Beijing are still in negotiations and no date has been set for a summit, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders told reporters.
The two leaders had been expected to meet at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Florida at the end of March to finalize a pact that would end a months-long trade war.
