Trump to visit China in April, will host Chinese President Xi in Washington later in 2026

President Trump said Monday he accepted an invitation from President Xi Jinping to visit China in April and will reciprocate by hosting the Chinese leader for a state visit later in 2026.

Mr. Trump said the leaders made the commitments during a phone call that focused on Taiwan, the war in Ukraine and trade matters that the pair also discussed in person one month ago.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry said the call was designed to solidify “common understandings” that Mr. Xi and Mr. Trump reached during their Oct. 30 meeting in Busan, South Korea.

Mr. Trump, writing on Truth Social, confirmed the contents of the call and said it was time to take the next step in their relationship.

“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. We agreed that it is important that we communicate often, which I look forward to doing,” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Mr. Xi raised a source of potential tension — how to treat Taiwan, which Beijing considers to be a breakaway province. American politicians often recognize a “one China” policy while supporting the island’s democratic principles and right to a degree of autonomy, angering the Chinese side.

“President Xi outlined China’s principled position on the Taiwan question. He underscored that Taiwan’s return to China is an integral part of the post-war international order,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.

The leaders discussed Ukraine as Washington, Kyiv, Moscow and European diplomats negotiate a potential end to the Russian invasion that began in early 2022.

Mr. Trump wants the fighting to cease, though some U.S. lawmakers say the terms of any peace deal must be favorable to Ukraine and not hand a victory to Russia.

“President Xi emphasized China’s support for all efforts that are conducive to peace, and expressed the hope that the various sides would narrow their differences, reach a fair, lasting and binding peace agreement at an early date, and resolve the crisis at its root,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.

The pair also followed up on matters they discussed in Busan, which focused heavily on trade and an agreement to lower tariffs on both sides. China also committed to buying U.S. soybeans, a major request from Mr. Trump.

Farmers are pushing the administration to hold China to its commitments.

“We have done a good, and very important, deal for our Great Farmers — and it will only get better. Our relationship with China is extremely strong!” Mr. Trump wrote on Monday.

The Chinese side said it is ready to cooperate.

“The two sides should keep up the momentum, keep moving forward in the right direction on the basis of equality, respect and mutual benefit, lengthen the list of cooperation and shorten the list of problems, so as to make more positive progress, create new space for China-U.S. cooperation and bring more benefits to the people of both countries and the world,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.