WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump mentioned Monday that he has accepted an invite from Chinese language chief Xi Jinping to go to Beijing in April and that he reciprocated by inviting Xi for a state go to to the U.S. later subsequent 12 months.
Trump made the announcement after he spoke with Xi by telephone practically a month after the two leaders met in person in South Korea, saying they mentioned points together with Ukraine, fentanyl and purchases of American soybeans.
“Our relationship with China is extraordinarily robust!” Trump wrote in a Fact Social publish.
Beijing, which introduced the telephone name first, mentioned nothing in regards to the state visits however famous that the 2 leaders mentioned commerce, Taiwan and Ukraine. Xi advised Trump that Taiwan’s return to mainland China is “an integral a part of the postwar worldwide order,” the Chinese language Overseas Ministry mentioned — a vital challenge to Beijing that Trump didn’t point out in his publish.
AP AUDIO: Trump says he’ll go to Beijing in April and host China’s Xi for a state go to later subsequent 12 months
AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani stories on a name between President Trump and China’s chief.
The omissions from all sides sign that sticking points stay for the 2 superpowers whilst they spotlight widespread floor following a sequence of talks to ease a trade war that has threatened the global economy.
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