Trump Says He Will Visit China in the Month of April After Phone Conversation with President Xi
Former President Donald Trump has declared that he plans to travel to the Chinese capital in April and extended an invitation to Chinese President Xi Jinping for a official visit in the coming year, subsequent to a telephone conversation between the two heads of state.
Trump and Xi—who met about a month back in South Korea—talked about a variety of topics including commerce, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, synthetic drugs, and Taiwan, per the former president and Beijing's diplomatic corps.
"Our relationship with China is extremely strong!" Trump stated in a social media update.
Official Chinese media released a comment that said both nations should "maintain progress, keep moving forward in the right direction on the basis of equality, esteem and common gain".
Prior Engagement and Economic Agreements
The leaders convened in Busan in last October, following which they settled on a pause on trade taxes. The U.S. government decided to cut a import tax by 50% intended to decrease the movement of the drug fentanyl.
Trade taxes continue on Chinese goods and are around close to half.
"Afterwards, the Sino-American ties has generally maintained a consistent and favorable course, and this is greeted positively by the two countries and the broader international community," the official comment added.
- America then retracted a potential imposition of full extra duties on Chinese goods, while Beijing delayed its plan to implement its new set of rare earth export controls.
Commerce Discussions
The administration's spokesperson Karoline Leavitt stated that the recent conversation with Xi—which went on for an hour—was mainly about commerce.
"We are pleased with what we've witnessed from the Beijing, and they agree," she noted.
Additional Issues
Besides addressing economic matters, Xi and Trump discussed the issues of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the island.
Xi informed Trump that Taiwan's "return to China" is critical for the Chinese outlook for the "post-war international order".
Beijing has been part of a diplomatic battle with Tokyo, a American partner, over the longstanding "strategic ambiguity" on the sovereignty of Taiwan.
Earlier this month, Japan's leader Sanae Takaichi commented that any Chinese attack on Taiwan could compel a response from Japan's forces.
Trump, though, did not discuss the Taiwan issue in his Truth Social post about the discussion.
America's envoy to Tokyo, George Glass, noted before that the United States supports the Japanese in the wake of Beijing's "coercion".
