In A U-Turn, US Confirms Attendence At China's Silk Road Summit

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In A U-Turn, US Confirms Attendence At China's Silk Road Summit
The announcement that a US delegation would be attending what is China's biggest diplomatic event of the year coincides with the unveiling of an important trade deal between China and the United States.

The United States will send a delegation led by White House adviser Matt Pottinger to a two-day summit for China's new Silk Road plan that begins tomorrow, China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

The announcement that a US delegation would be attending what is China's biggest diplomatic event of the year coincides with the unveiling of an important trade deal between China and the United States.

Sources told NDTV that India is likely to boycott the summit. India's main objection to China's plan to build ports, railways and power links across Asia and on to Europe is that the $57 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a key part of the plan, runs through Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir.

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