Trump envoy Daines visits Chinese AI, space firms to pave way for Xi summit in US

US Senator Steve Daines, a close ally of President Donald Trump, has wrapped up a days-long trip to China, just weeks ahead of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s planned visit to Washington.
According to accounts online from a Chinese local government and various companies, the Montana Republican travelled from Wednesday to Saturday to China’s tech hub Hangzhou and the southern city of Guangzhou.
The visit is consistent with an earlier South China Morning Post report about expectations for Daines’...