U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker told Newsmax that President Donald Trump “certainly” will be meeting soon with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Whitaker told Newsmax’s “Newsline” on Friday that Trump will personally deliver some demands to China in order for the relationship to strengthen. “I would have to say the relationship with China is complicated and multifaceted. Obviously, trade would dominate any meeting, and that meeting certainly is going to happen.”

Whitaker’s confirmation of the meeting did not include a schedule, but went further than an earlier comment about the potential by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who said there was a “high probability” of a meeting between the two world leaders.

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