WASHINGTON, March 31 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming meeting with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump will "go well" and both sides will strive for a positive outcome from the meeting, said former U.S. ambassador to China Stapleton Roy on Friday.
"I think both leaders recognize they are dealing with probably the most important country from each side's standpoint. Therefore, if things go wrong, it has very serious potential consequences," Roy said at an event at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think tank.
"We wouldn't be having this summit if the two sides didn't want it to go well. I don't see it that difficult to have it go reasonably well," Roy added.
Xi will meet with Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, from April 6 to 7, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang announced Thursday. The meeting between Xi and Trump will be the first since Trump assumed office in January.
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