China holds talks with US ahead of expected Xi-Trump meeting

China's Foreign Ministry has confirmed that Beijing is in communication with the United States ahead of an anticipated meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart, Donald Trump.

China also emphasized that the United States should not use allegations of espionage involving the head of Nvidia as a pretext to impose technology restrictions.

US Secretary of State and National Security Adviser Marco Rubio held phone talks today with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to discuss preparations for President Donald Trump's upcoming visit to China to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, as well as President Xi Jinping's reciprocal visit to Florida to participate in the G20 summit.