CNBC reporter tweets the following: Larry.....>

CHINA: CNBC reporter tweets the following: Larry Kudlow told a few of us that

Henry Kissinger has recently been to the White House. Kudlow said Kissinger

recently met with Xi Jinping twice. I asked if Kissinger is playing a back

channel role in trade talks. Kudlow said: "Well, now you're getting into the

family jewels."

- Kudlow said President Xi told Kissinger that he would rather "deal with

President Trump, who will focus more on trade in the economy, rather than

democrats who won't talk about key trade issues, but instead will go on about

human rights and other things."

- He added: "Now, let me be careful here. President Trump made it very clear

that we favor freedom and democracy and a peaceful solution in Hong Kong, and

that we oppose, of course, the maltreatment of the Muslims and the Uigurs."