The announcement came after a closely watched phone call between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday. During the call, both leaders agreed to pursue dialogue aimed at preventing a full-blown trade war over tariffs and global rare earth supply chains.
Trump described the conversation as having a “very positive conclusion” and said both parties had agreed to meet in person. However, China’s official readout was more restrained, with Xi reportedly emphasising the need to “correct the course” of bilateral ties.
The call, which was the first publicly acknowledged since Trump returned to office in January, followed accusations from both countries that the other had undermined the truce reached in Geneva last month.
“The call lasted approximately one and a half hours, and resulted in a very positive conclusion for both Countries,” Trump said on Truth Social.
“President Xi graciously invited the First Lady and me to visit China, and I reciprocated. As Presidents of two Great Nations, this is something that we both look forward to doing,” he added.
Tensions between Washington and Beijing have escalated since April, when Trump implemented sweeping global tariffs that most heavily impacted China.
At the height of the trade dispute, the United States imposed additional tariffs of 145 percent on Chinese goods, prompting retaliatory duties from China that reached up to 125 percent on US exports.
Trump had characterised Xi as “extremely hard to make a deal with” as recently as Wednesday.
According to Chinese state media, the call was initiated at Trump’s request. There was no immediate confirmation from the White House.
