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The United States will send a delegation led by a top White House adviser to the ‘Belt and Road’ summit in Beijing this weekend as part of a trade deal between China and Washington.
The US’ attendance at the upcoming two-day forum that starts on Sunday was listed among the 10-point initial results of the 100-Day action Plan of the US-China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue, released by China on Friday.
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The forum will see state leaders and delegations discuss President Xi Jinping’s trade and infrastructure development initiative.
Matt Pottinger, Special Assistant to the President and senior director for East Asia of National Security Council of the White House, will lead the US delegation, the US embassy said on Friday.
“The United States recognises the importance of China’s One Belt and One Road initiative and is to send delegates to attend the Belt and Road Forum May 14-15 in Beijing,” according to the joint release by China’s finance and commerce ministries on Friday.


Washington’s attendance at the summit was a concrete result of Xi’s trade plan, finance vice-minister Zhu Guangyao told a press conference on Friday morning.
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“China and US should cooperate in bilateral economic areas, but also step up policy coordination in economy in a wider range in the world. I have participated in the negotiation of the initial results, and the 10th point [US attendance] was raised by US and China welcomes that,” Zhu said.


China welcomed all countries’ participation in the initiative, he added.


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(170509) -- ZHANGYE, May 9, 2017 (Xinhua) -- A train runs on the Lanxin High-speed Railway in Shandan County of Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province, July 13, 2016. The 1,776-kilometer railway linking Lanzhou, capital of Gansu, and Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is one of the major passages for China's Belt and Road Initiative. (Xinhua/Chen Li) (yxb)

(170419) -- DUBAI, April 19, 2017 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 6, 2016 shows the view of Liwa desert, some 240 kilometers southeast of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The UAE, located at the intersection of the Belt and Road Initiative, is an important partner for China to promote the Belt and Road Initiative. (Xinhua/Li Zhen)(gl)

People walk by workers installing flowers on a mountains-shaped decoration on a board near the Xidan Cultural Square ahead of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Leaders of 28 countries including Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to attend the Chinese summit showcasing President Xi Jinping's signature foreign policy plan, and will be held in the capital city from May 14-15. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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The shadow of a participant is seen on a map illustrating China’s “One Belt, One Road” at the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong in January last year. Photo: Reuters

Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump as he is accompanied by China's first lady Peng Liyuan during a dinner at the start of a summit between President Trump and President Xi at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY