China says takes note of US ‘clarifications’ on possible Trump visit delay

BEIJING — China said on Tuesday it had “noted” clarifications from the United States about the reasons for a possible delay to a planned visit to Beijing by President Donald Trump. Trump had planned to visit at the end of March, according to the White House, but said on Monday he had asked China to delay his summit with Xi Jinping by around a month while he deals with the war in the Middle East. “We have noted that the US side has publicly clarified these false reports by the media, stating that the relevant reports are completely wrong, and…