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- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone call on Thursday ahead of a planned summit between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump.
- President Xi Jinping is scheduled to travel to Washington next week, where the summit would be the leaders' second meeting this year after Trump's visit to Beijing in May.
- American reports say the Xi-Trump summit is planned for September 24, but Beijing has not confirmed any dates.
- The official readout of the Wang-Rubio call made no mention of the upcoming summit, even as the two ministers discussed high-level contacts and international issues including the Middle East.
- Trump sees the meeting as important with November's midterm elections approaching, and plans to host Xi with a state dinner at the White House.
What to watch next
- Whether Beijing officially confirms the September 24 summit date
- Details of the Xi-Trump summit agenda once the meeting takes place
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