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President Donald Trump has stated that he agreed to visit Beijing in April and extended an invitation to Chinese President Xi Jinping for a diplomatic trip later next year, following a discussion between the two leaders.

Trump and Xi—who met recently in the Republic of Korea—talked about a series of matters including commerce, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fentanyl, and the island of Taiwan, per the former president and Chinese officials.

"Bilateral relations is extremely strong!" Trump posted in a online message.

Official Chinese media issued a comment that noted both nations should "continue advancing, progress in the right direction on the foundation of fairness, respect and shared interests".

Prior Engagement and Commerce Progress

The officials convened in the South Korean city of Busan in last October, subsequently they agreed to a truce on tariffs. The United States decided to slash a 20% tariff in half intended to decrease the movement of fentanyl.

Duties stay on products from China and stand at close to half.

"Since then, the bilateral relations has mostly kept a stable and upward path, and this is greeted positively by the each side and the broader international community," the official comment noted.

• America then pulled back a potential imposition of 100% additional tariffs on China's exports, while China put off its scheme to introduce its recent phase of limits on mineral exports.

Focus on Trade

Official representative Karoline Leavitt commented that the phone discussion with Xi—which lasted about an hour—was mainly about trade.

"We are satisfied with what we've seen from the Beijing, and they share that sentiment," she said.

Broader Topics

In addition to talking about economic matters, Xi and Trump discussed the issues of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Taiwan situation.

Xi informed Trump that the island's "integration into China" is critical for China's vision for the "world order following wars".

China has been involved in a foreign policy clash with Tokyo, a U.S. friend, over the enduring "uncertain policy" on the sovereignty of Taiwan.

In the past few weeks, Tokyo's head Sanae Takaichi said that an eventual Chinese attack on Taiwan could lead to a reaction by Tokyo's army.

Trump, but, did not mention Taiwan in his online message about the discussion.

US Ambassador to Japan, George Glass, had earlier stated that the U.S. government stands with the Japanese in the aftermath of China's "intimidation".