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President Donald Trump has stated that he agreed to travel to the Chinese capital in the month of April and invited Chinese President Xi Jinping for a diplomatic trip in the coming year, following a phone call between the two heads of state.

Trump and Xi—who held talks about a month back in Korea—covered a series of matters including commerce, the Ukraine conflict, the opioid crisis, and Taiwan, per the U.S. leader and China's foreign ministry.

"The U.S.-China ties is highly solid!" Trump stated in a Truth Social post.

Official Chinese media released a comment that indicated both nations should "keep up the momentum, progress in the positive way on the principle of parity, esteem and mutual benefit".

Prior Engagement and Commerce Progress

The officials held discussions in Busan, South Korea in the fall, subsequently they agreed to a truce on trade taxes. The United States opted to slash a 20% tariff in half intended to decrease the supply of opioids.

Duties continue on imports and average just below 50%.

"Since then, the China-US relationship has generally maintained a stable and upward path, and this is greeted positively by the both nations and the international community at large," the official comment added.

• America then retracted a warning of 100% additional tariffs on Chinese goods, while Beijing delayed its scheme to introduce its new set of limits on mineral exports.

Focus on Trade

Official representative Karoline Leavitt commented that the recent conversation with Xi—which lasted about an hour—was centered on commerce.

"The U.S. is happy with what we've witnessed from the Chinese, and they share that sentiment," she remarked.

Broader Topics

In addition to addressing economic matters, Xi and Trump broached the issues of the conflict in Ukraine and the island.

Xi told Trump that the island's "integration into China" is vital for Beijing's perspective for the "global system after conflicts".

The Chinese government has been part of a political dispute with Tokyo, a U.S. friend, over the long-term "strategic ambiguity" on the authority of self-governed Taiwan.

Earlier this month, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi commented that any assault from Beijing on Taiwan could force a Japanese military response.

Trump, though, did not discuss the island in his online message about the conversation.

US Ambassador to Japan, George Glass, noted before that the US stands with the Japanese in the wake of Beijing's "coercion".