DONALD Trump has been invited to visit China after a “very good” phone call with his Beijing counterpart Xi Jinping.
The calls comes amid weeks of escalating trade tensions after Trump announced especially bruising tariffs on China.
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Trump took to Truth Social to share his reaction to the one and a half hour long call between the two leaders.
He said the conversation led to a “very positive conclusion” for both the US and China.
“During the conversation, President Xi graciously invited the First Lady and me to visit China, and I reciprocated,” Trump wrote.
“As Presidents of two Great Nations, this is something that we both look forward to doing.”
Trump added that their conversation was focused “almost entirely” on trade, and that “nothing” was discussed regarding Iran or the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The president added: “There should no longer be any questions respecting the complexity of Rare Earth products.
“Our respective teams will be meeting shortly at a location to be determined.
“We will be represented by Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, and United States Trade Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer.”
Xi Jinping said that a “consensus has been reached” following the call – which comes following weeks of bitter exchanges over trade.
The Chinese president said “both sides should make good use of established economic trade consultation mechanisms” and that “dialogue, cooperation is the only right choice for China and the US.”
However, the precise details of any agreement settled between the two presidents is yet to be confirmed.
US tariffs on China have stood at 30% since a trade reprieve last month – before which Trump had raised them to a bruising 145%.
The stand-down saw China lower tariffs on US imports from 125% to 10%.
But China said on Monday that the US had “severely violated” the truce.
Trump visited China during his first stint as US president in 2017 – within a year of assuming office.
But Trump has long deployed fierce rhetoric towards Beijing, which saw relations worsen considerably during the Covid pandemic.
Joe Biden never visited China during his one-term presidency, although he did as vice president under Obama.
Under his first presidency, Trump also ignited a trade war with Beijing when he announced a round of tariffs on China in early 2018.
It is unclear at present when Trump’s visit to China will take place.
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