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President Donald Trump has declared that he agreed to go to Beijing in spring and extended an invitation to Chinese President Xi Jinping for a diplomatic trip later next year, subsequent to a discussion between the two heads of state.

Trump and Xi—who convened recently in Korea—covered a range of issues including trade, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fentanyl, and Taiwan, per the U.S. leader and Chinese officials.

"Bilateral relations is very robust!" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.

Official Chinese media published a comment that indicated both nations should "keep up the momentum, proceed in the right direction on the foundation of equality, esteem and mutual benefit".

Prior Engagement and Commerce Progress

The leaders held discussions in Busan, South Korea in last October, after which they settled on a pause on tariffs. The U.S. government chose to reduce a 20% tariff by 50% targeting the flow of opioids.

Duties stay on Chinese goods and average nearly 50 percent.

"From that point, the bilateral relations has largely sustained a steady and positive trajectory, and this is appreciated by the each side and the wider global audience," the Chinese statement added.

• The US then retracted a warning of full extra duties on China's exports, while China postponed its intention to introduce its recent phase of rare earth export controls.

Economic Emphasis

Official representative Karoline Leavitt said that the Monday call with Xi—which lasted about an hour—was mainly about commerce.

"The U.S. is happy with what we've seen from the Chinese, and they feel the same way," she said.

Additional Issues

Along with discussing trade, Xi and Trump broached the topics of the Ukraine war and the island.

Xi stated to Trump that the island's "reunification with China" is essential for Beijing's perspective for the "global system after conflicts".

China has been part of a foreign policy clash with the Japanese government, a U.S. friend, over the longstanding "vague stance" on the sovereignty of self-governed Taiwan.

Recently, Tokyo's head Sanae Takaichi stated that an eventual Chinese attack on Taiwan could lead to a Japanese military response.

Trump, but, did not discuss the island in his Truth Social post about the call.

America's envoy to Tokyo, George Glass, had earlier stated that the U.S. government stands with Tokyo in the wake of Beijing's "pressure".