Trump says no Xi meeting expected before trade talks deadline

US President Donald Trump has said that he does not expect to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping before a March 1 deadline in trade war negotiations between the two economic superpowers.

"Not yet," Trump told reporters at the White House on Thursday when asked if a meeting had been arranged for within the next month.

Asked if a meeting could happen before March 1, he said: "No." Trump has said that final resolution of the trade dispute would depend on him and Xi meeting "in the near future."