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ExclusiveChina confirms it is talking to US about Trump visit as trade truce stays on the cards
US president and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping may roll back tariffs for up to a year as officials seek short-term economic wins
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China has confirmed that discussions were under way about US President Donald Trump’s planned visit in April, when sources said the two sides were expected to extend their current trade truce by up to one year.
Lin Jian, a foreign ministry spokesman, said President Xi Jinping had repeated an invitation to Trump to visit when the pair spoke by phone last week.
“The two sides are in communication on this,” Lin added, stressing the importance of talks between the two heads of state.
The two reached an uneasy truce when they met in South Korea in October, agreeing to roll back tariffs and export controls after months of spiralling tensions marked by triple-digit “retaliatory” levies and Beijing’s sweeping boycott of US agricultural goods for much of 2025.
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