China is tapping an expert on export controls and trade agreements to be its deputy trade representative. Jiang Cheng-Hua is set to play an important role in the upcoming U.S.-China trade talks.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this April.
Xi is well-versed in international trade law.
He worked on a U-S.-China investment deal that Trump put on hold back in 2017.
Xi also previously led China's Commerce Ministry’s export controls division.