(Adds USTR statement on China, paragraphs 1 and 8-10) * Taiwan could figure in to US-China talks * Trade disputes unresolved before Xi-Trump meeting * US is Taiwan's most important international backer By Andrea Shalal and Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he expects to reach a fair trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping and downplayed risks of a clash over the issue of Taiwan, even as his top trade negotiator accused Beijing of engaging in "economic coercion." Trump suggested to reporters that China had no designs on invading Taiwan but acknowledged he expected the issue to be on the agenda at a planned meeting with Xi on the sidelines of an economic conference in South Korea next week. Trade tensions between the U.S. and China

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