Steve Daines, a senator with close ties to Donald Trump, is trying to get the president to name him as a special envoy to China to help secure a meeting with Xi Jinping that could pave the way for a summit between the leaders.
The Montana Republican will travel to Beijing next week to attend the China Development Forum (CDF), a high-profile annual event in Beijing that is attended by dozens of US, European and Japanese chief executives.
Several people familiar with the situation said Daines wanted the envoy designation to facilitate a meeting with the Chinese president after the forum — which would be much more difficult without Trump’s backing.
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