China, US in close communication amid possible summit

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Tuesday that China and the United States are keeping in close communication on realizing exchanges between their presidents and at other levels.

There were media reports on Monday that claimed the two presidents would hold their first summit next month in the US.

"Both sides highly value enhancing high-level and other levels of exchanges between the two countries," she said at a daily media conference in Beijing. "We will release further information in a timely manner," she said.