Trump Announces He Plans to Travel to China in the Month of April After Call with President Xi
Leader Donald Trump has stated that he will visit the Chinese capital in spring and asked Chinese President Xi Jinping for a official visit next year, after a telephone conversation between the two heads of state.
Trump and Xi—who met about a month back in South Korea—covered a range of issues including trade, the Ukraine conflict, fentanyl, and the island of Taiwan, according to the U.S. leader and Beijing's diplomatic corps.
"Our relationship with China is highly solid!" Trump wrote in a online message.
Official Chinese media issued a announcement that indicated both states should "maintain progress, proceed in the positive way on the basis of equality, mutual respect and mutual benefit".
Earlier Talks and Commerce Progress
The heads of state met in Busan in October, after which they reached a ceasefire on import duties. The US decided to cut a 20% tariff by half targeting the movement of the drug fentanyl.
Duties continue on products from China and average just below 50%.
"Afterwards, the Sino-American ties has largely sustained a steady and positive trajectory, and this is appreciated by the each side and the broader international community," the official comment said.
- America then retracted a potential imposition of 100% additional tariffs on products, while the Chinese government postponed its plan to enforce its recent phase of limits on mineral exports.
Focus on Trade
Official representative Karoline Leavitt stated that the recent conversation with Xi—which took around 60 minutes—was centered on economic issues.
"We are satisfied with what we've seen from the Chinese, and they share that sentiment," she remarked.
Additional Issues
Along with discussing economic matters, Xi and Trump discussed the issues of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Taiwan.
Xi told Trump that the island's "integration into China" is vital for the Chinese outlook for the "global system after conflicts".
China has been part of a diplomatic battle with the Japanese government, a US ally, over the enduring "vague stance" on the control of self-governed Taiwan.
Earlier this month, Japan's leader Sanae Takaichi stated that any military action by China on Taiwan could lead to a Japanese military response.
Trump, but, did not discuss Taiwan in his online message about the call.
The U.S. representative in Japan, George Glass, noted before that the U.S. government supports Japan in the context of China's "coercion".
