Xi Jinping holds phone talks with Donald Trump

U.S. President Donald Trump has said that during his phone call with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, he accepted his invitation to visit China in April 2026 and invited him to pay a state visit to the United States later in the year.

He stated that "significant progress" has been made concerning the implementation of bilateral agreements.

"Now we can set our sights on the big picture. To that end, President Xi invited me to visit Beijing in April, which I accepted, and I reciprocated where he will be my guest for a State Visit in the U.S. later in the year (in 2026)," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

According to him, they agreed that it is important that they communicate often.

"Our relationship with China is extremely strong!" Trump emphasized, adding that his meeting with the Chinese leader in South Korea’s Busan on October was "highly successful."

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in early November that Trump and Xi could hold four meetings in 2026. Apart from the two state visits, the leaders may hold talks on the sidelines of the Group of Twenty events in Doral, Florida, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in China’s Shenzhen.