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There was news that Trump would meet Xi Jinping during the APEC summit in Shenzhen. He originally planned to take Huang Renxun to China. However, he was involved in an extramarital affair and was suspected of being a Communist spy, and he faced congressional requirements to testify behind closed doors, so the prospect of a trip was unclear.
President of the United Statestrump with the Chinese PresidentXi Jinping The meeting will take place on the sidelines of the APEC summit in Shenzhen from 18th to 19th. Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post quoted sources as saying that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Musk and MasterCard CEO Mibach are also expected to attend the trip. HUIDA CEOJen-Hsun Huang He was originally one of the candidates to accompany him, but due to extramarital affairs and suspicion of being a Chinese spy, the US Congress has asked him to participate in a closed briefing on the 18th, causing a change in his trip to China.
Trump had originally planned to take Musk, Michael Meibach and Huang Renxun to China, the sources said. These three people were also with Trump on his state visit to Beijing in May this year.
Trump has not yet removed Huang Renxun from the list, and on the 8th he said that he is willing to bring Huang to participate in the APEC summit. However, a source believes that given that Huang Renxun is under scrutiny from all walks of life, the possibility of traveling with the delegation is not high.
After Jen-Hsun Huang admitted to his extramarital affair, Huida launched an investigation, and the US Congress is also promoting an investigation. The Republican chairmen of the three committees of the House of Representatives asked Huang to confirm before the 11th whether he would participate in the closed-door briefing to be held on the 18th; Huang has not yet responded.
In response to relevant reports, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on the 9th that the allegations of so-called “Chinese spies” are baseless and intended to defame China.
Ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting in May, the companies accompanying the US had a star-studded lineup, including then-Apple CEO Cook, Tesla CEO Musk, BlackRock CEO Fink and Blackstone Group CEO Schwartzman, known as the “Dream Team.”
Huang Renxun was originally not on the list. According to Bloomberg, Trump personally called to invite him on the morning of his departure on May 12. Huang immediately flew to Anchorage, Alaska, boarded Air Force One midway through a stopover, and flew to China with Trump.
The APEC summit in November will be the third face-to-face meeting between Trump and Xi this year. Earlier, the two had met during Trump’s visit to Beijing in May and Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington in September.
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Reports suggest that Trump and Xi Jinping will meet during the APEC summit in Shenzhen from the 18th to the 19th. This will be the third face-to-face meeting between the two this year. They had previously met in May and September respectively.
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Huang was originally on the team list and accompanied Trump to Beijing in May, the sources said. However, he was being investigated due to his extramarital affair and suspected involvement in Chinese espionage, and Congress asked him to attend a closed-door briefing on the 18th, leading to a change in schedule.
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Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said that the allegations of so-called “Chinese espionage” were baseless and believed that the related claims were an attempt to discredit China and a direct denial of external allegations on the matter.
