- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit over the weekend.
- The Department of Commerce is also moving ahead with a rule that could limit the export of certain technologies to China.
- Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet at the G20 summit at the end of November.
The US and China are giving off bad signals ahead of a crucial meeting between Trump and Xi Jinping
While President Trump is talking up a deal with China, Vice President Mike Pence and other parts of the administration are taking shots at Beijing.
President Donald Trump may be talking up the prospects of a deal to ease trade tensions with China, but much of his administration is still acting like any agreement is a long way off.
Trump has discussed the possibility of a deal during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit later this month, and communications between Chinese and American officials seem to point to a possible détente.
But recent posture from Vice President Mike Pence and others in the administration have cast doubt that the drive for reconciliation will produce results.
Pence takes a hard line in Asia
The most public repudiation of China from the administration came during Pence's speech at the close of the
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