With three weeks until Donald Trump meets Xi Jinping, Beijing is frustrated by what it sees as insufficient U.S. preparation that may limit the landmark summit to trade agreements and leave key diplomatic and security matters untouched.

Chinese officials are dissatisfied with what they consider last-minute planning ahead of Trump’s arrival on March 31, according to one person familiar with the preparations. The White House’s lack of communication about Trump’s expectations for the visit has also been an issue for Beijing, said a separate person familiar with the matter, who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly.

The Chinese frustrations stem, in part, from the White House’s departure from Beijing’s standard practice of hosting U.S. high-level officials to lay the groundwork for a state visit. Before Trump’s last trip to China in 2017, for example, the U.S. dispatched both a secretary of state and commerce chief to China months before the U.S. leader’s arrival.

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