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Leader Donald Trump has confirmed that he agreed to travel to the Chinese capital in April and extended an invitation to Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit in the coming year, subsequent to a discussion between the two leaders.

Trump and Xi—who convened recently in Korea—talked about a series of matters including commerce, the situation in Ukraine, fentanyl, and the Taiwan issue, according to the president and China's foreign ministry.

"Bilateral relations is highly solid!" Trump wrote in a online message.

Beijing's press outlet published a announcement that indicated both countries should "continue advancing, keep moving forward in the positive way on the principle of equality, respect and shared interests".

Prior Engagement and Commerce Progress

The officials held discussions in the South Korean city of Busan in last October, after which they settled on a pause on trade taxes. The United States chose to reduce a 20 percent duty in half intended to decrease the flow of opioids.

Tariffs remain on imports and average just below 50%.

"Afterwards, the Sino-American ties has generally maintained a steady and positive trajectory, and this is welcomed by the two countries and the broader international community," the official comment noted.

• America then retracted a warning of double tariffs on Chinese goods, while the Chinese government put off its intention to implement its new set of rare earth export controls.

Economic Emphasis

The administration's spokesperson Karoline Leavitt stated that the phone discussion with Xi—which lasted about an hour—was focused on trade.

"The U.S. is happy with what we've witnessed from the Beijing, and they agree," she said.

Broader Topics

Along with discussing trade, Xi and Trump raised the issues of the Ukraine war and the island.

Xi stated to Trump that the island's "return to China" is critical for China's vision for the "post-war international order".

China has been part of a political dispute with the Japanese government, a American partner, over the enduring "strategic ambiguity" on the authority of Taiwan.

In the past few weeks, Tokyo's head Sanae Takaichi commented that a potential Chinese attack on the island could force a response from Japan's forces.

Trump, though, did not mention the island in his online message about the discussion.

The U.S. representative in Japan, George Glass, noted before that the United States stands with Japan in the wake of China's "intimidation".