The US must further clarify its stance after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last Wednesday said in a House hearing that the US had no intention of making concessions to Pyongyang at the summit.
The US Federal Reserve is expected to release its updated 2020 economic forecast for the nation at the conclusion of its final 2019 meeting on Wednesday.
The US in March imposed steel and aluminum tariffs in the name of national security, a move widely regarded as potentially devastating to the global trading system if other countries follow suit by bypassing the World Trade Organization.
The US House of Representatives approved .3 billion in emergency funding on Wednesday to combat the coronavirus.
The UN office for South-South Cooperation and the Shenzhen Youth Federation jointly launched a program aimed at training young entrepreneurs in developing countries, especially Africa.
The United States imposed sanctions on a subsidiary of Russian state oil major Rosneft and its president on Tuesday for allegedly helping the Venezuelan government to evade sanctions.
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The US stepped up security at the border in response.
The US' most important foreign relationship right now is with China, Thilo Hanemann, research director at the Rhodium Group, said during a panel discussion at the reception. To alleviate tensions, the world's two largest economies need to strengthen communication, he added.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the 14 confirmed cases in the US included two new cases in California. The CDC's totals don't include 39 cases among those evacuated from a cruise ship in Japan and the city of Wuhan in China.
The US is looking forward to carrying out the first rounds of all four high-level dialogues on a series of issues with China as soon as possible, Nauert said.