washington/beijing china invite u.s. president donald trump daughter ivanka trump son-in-law jar kushner visit beijing late year white house official say tuesday china overture appear aim deepen engagement influential young couple play role first summit trump chinese president xi jinping april set improve tone relations world two big economies kushner senior adviser enter white house government experience assign job conduct middle east peace diplomacy visit region week talk israeli palestinian leaders help manage relations china another part foreign policy portfolio time kushner come heavy scrutiny high-profile investigations allege contact current former trump aid russian officials detail available chinese invitation first report bloomberg news confirm white house official condition anonymity chinese embassy washington immediately respond request comment speak daily news brief beijing wednesday chinese foreign ministry spokesman geng shuang say see report visit aware detail trump rail china especially trade practice presidential campaign fence-mending phone call february arrange kushner china u.s. ambassador cui tiankai u.s. officials say cui invite ivanka trump chinese embassy lunar new year reception daughter sing mandarin kushner help plan attend u.s.-china summit trump mar-a-lago resort april trump since warm word xi praise cooperation efforts rein beijing nuclear-armed neighbor north korea analysts question long rapprochement last north korea continue nuclear missile development defiance international pressure china invite ivanka trump jar kushner visit u.s. official