Tamara Keith

Tamara Keith, NPR News.

The White House says President Trump intends to deliver more good deals on behalf of the country to rebalance trade with China.

There is currently a trade truce between the U.S.

and China after an all out trade war last year.

Melanie Hart is the senior director of the Global China Hub at the Atlantic Council.

There will be bilateral meetings, a welcome ceremony, and a banquet.

Tamara Keith, NPR News.

Well, China is known for putting on a spectacular show for visiting leaders, which is something Trump clearly wants and is likely to get.

There will be bilateral meetings, a tea, a grand banquet and a no doubt spectacular welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People.

This is what Trump said about his expectations earlier this year.

Now, in terms of substance, that is less clear.

The White House says Trump intends to deliver more good deals on behalf of the country to rebalance trade with China.

They are expected to discuss the idea of a U.S.-China board of trade, which would represent a further cooling of what had been a very active and escalating trade war during Trump's first year back in office.

Observers expect China to announce purchases of additional soybeans and other farm products and maybe even Boeing airplanes.

Announcing big purchase agreements is a trademark of Trump foreign trips, but these things have often turned out to be less than meets the eye.

More than a dozen big-name corporate executives are traveling as part of the U.S.

delegation, including Apple's Tim Cook, Tesla's Elon Musk, and Kelly Ortberg, the CEO of Boeing.

But Melanie Hart, the senior director of the Global China Hub at the Atlantic Council, says there are still meetings happening this week to lay the groundwork for Trump's trip.

Everything is still in flux.

At this point, normally, at least the economic deliverables would be nailed in.