China Adviser Says Time ‘Running Out’ to Set Up Xi-Trump Meeting

The US and China need to pick up the pace of preparations if a leaders’ summit is to take place in the fall, according to an adviser to the Foreign Ministry in Beijing, drawing attention to the tight timeline facing the two countries in pursuing better ties.

“If we are going to make this happen, we need to make preparations as soon as possible, and time is running out,” Wu Xinbo, director at Fudan University’s Center for American Studies in Shanghai, said on Friday.

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Beijing in 2017

Photographer: Bloomberg/Bloomberg

Wu’s message of urgency follows growing confidence that ties between the world’s two biggest ...