Eyeing to strike US-China deal, Xi Jinping meets top US trade delegation

Chinese President Xi Jinping met U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Friday, following high-level negotiations aimed at striking a trade deal ahead of a March 1 deadline.

In a photograph distributed via a pool of foreign media, Xi shakes hands with Lighthizer, as Mnuchin stands behind his colleague.