President Trump To Host China's President Xi Jinping At Mar-a-Lago

WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump will host Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago in early April, the first in-person meeting of the two world leaders since Trump was inaugurated.

Xi will stay at the president's club on April 6 and 7. He will discuss global, regional and bilateral issues with Trump, according to a statement from White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer. First Lady Melania Trump and the president will host Xi and his wife Madame Peng Liyuan on April 6.

As a candidate, Trump was frequently critical of China's policies as they related to the United States. He pledged to have his Treasury secretary label the country a currency manipulator.

The Trump administration shocked many in the global policy community when the then president-elect took a call with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen during the transition period. This call was viewed as undermining the "one China" which dictates that in matters of official communications, the United States will treat the Chinese government as sovereign over Taiwan.

Trump later reassured Xi in a phone call that his administration would uphold the "one China" policy.

Some members of Congress have raised concerns about the president's frequent use of the Mar-a-Lago club in Florida for official administration operations. The Government Accountability Office has started a review of the security procedures and the taxpayer-funded travel costs associated with going to the club in response to a request by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the Massachusetts Democrat, and several of her colleagues.

In the letter asking for the review, the lawmakers raised concerns about Trump's hosting of Japan Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, when they alleged, "the President his staff ... discussed national security matters on ‘full view to diners' and reviewed potentially sensitive national security material in apparent violation of security protocols."

Spicer has denied that any sensitive documents were visible to club attendees.

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