WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has mentioned he’ll host Chinese language chief Xi Jinping on the White Home late this 12 months, because the world’s prime two economies look to reset ties marred by a roiling commerce conflict.
Trump made the remark in an interview with NBC Information taped on Wednesday (Feb 4) – the identical day he and Xi had a wide-ranging conversation about commerce, Taiwan, Russia’s conflict in Ukraine, and the state of affairs in Iran.
Trump is predicted to go to China in April, earlier than Xi would then go to the US.
“He is coming to the White Home, yeah – towards the top of the 12 months,” Trump mentioned within the interview, elements of which aired on Sunday.
“These are the 2 strongest international locations on the planet and we have now an excellent relationship.”
Since Trump returned to the White Home a 12 months in the past, he has been a prolific purveyor of tariffs, unveiling sector-specific levies on metal, autos and different objects in addition to broader measures to attain a wide range of coverage goals.
The White Home has jousted with Beijing on commerce however reached a broad truce with China after a serious escalation final spring.
Regardless of strikes from the US meant to minimize its dependence on Chinese language manufacturing, the 2 international locations stay deeply entwined economically.
Xi, who final visited the US in 2023, on Wednesday warned Trump to proceed with “warning” on promoting arms to self-ruled Taiwan, which China claims as a part of its territory.
