Trump Says He Will Visit Beijing in April After Call With Xi Jinping

President Trump said Monday that he will travel to Beijing in April and host Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit in the United States later in the year, after a phone call with Mr. Xi, NBC News, CNBC and NPR reported.

“We discussed many topics including Ukraine/Russia, Fentanyl, Soybeans and other Farm Products, etc.,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social, as quoted by CNBC and NPR. “We have done a good, and very important, deal for our Great Farmers.” He added: “Our relationship with China is extremely strong!” NBC News and NPR reported that Mr. Xi invited him to Beijing and that he reciprocated with an invitation for a state visit.

The call followed the leaders’ meeting in Busan, South Korea, at the end of October, NBC News and NPR noted. NBC News said the administration has outlined a trade framework that renewed Chinese soybean purchases and loosened China’s rare-earth export restrictions, two commitments still pending full compliance.

China’s account, per CNBC’s translation of the foreign ministry statement, said the sides are “implementing all elements of what we agreed to” in Busan and that the relationship has “generally maintained a steady and positive trajectory.” The ministry said Mr. Xi “emphasized China’s support for all efforts that are conducive to peace” in Ukraine, and reiterated the Chinese view that Taiwan should “return to China.” According to the statement, Mr. Trump said the U.S. “understands how important the Taiwan question is to China.” The White House did not provide details of what was discussed, CNBC reported.

NBC News added that Chinese state media said the call centered on Taiwan and quoted Mr. Xi as telling Mr. Trump that Taiwan’s return to China is “an integral part of the post-war international order”; that quotation comes from NBC alone. Mr. Trump had previewed the trip in South Korea, NBC reported, saying then that he would go to China in April and that Mr. Xi would visit afterward. CNBC reported that the October meeting took place on the sidelines of the APEC summit.

Mr. Trump also called Mr. Xi “a great leader” on the call, according to the Chinese ministry’s description, as translated by CNBC.

NPR described the call as the latest in a flurry of diplomatic and trade parries between the two countries over tariffs and technology export restrictions.