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Leader Donald Trump has confirmed that he plans to go to the Chinese capital in the month of April and asked Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit in the coming year, subsequent to a phone call between the two officials.

Trump and Xi—who held talks recently in South Korea—discussed a range of issues including trade, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, synthetic drugs, and the island of Taiwan, according to the U.S. leader and China's foreign ministry.

"The U.S.-China ties is very robust!" Trump stated in a Truth Social post.

Official Chinese media released a comment that noted both states should "maintain progress, keep moving forward in the correct path on the foundation of parity, esteem and common gain".

Prior Engagement and Commerce Progress

The leaders met in Busan, South Korea in last October, following which they reached a ceasefire on import duties. The U.S. government decided to cut a 20 percent duty by half targeting the supply of fentanyl.

Tariffs remain on products from China and average just below 50%.

"Since then, the China-US relationship has largely sustained a consistent and favorable course, and this is greeted positively by the two countries and the international community at large," the Beijing's announcement added.

• The US then retracted a potential imposition of 100% additional tariffs on China's exports, while Beijing postponed its plan to introduce its new set of limits on mineral exports.

Commerce Discussions

The administration's spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said that the phone discussion with Xi—which took around 60 minutes—was mainly about economic issues.

"We are satisfied with what we've seen from the China, and they feel the same way," she remarked.

Wider Discussions

Along with addressing trade, Xi and Trump raised the issues of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Taiwan.

Xi told Trump that Taiwan's "integration into China" is critical for China's vision for the "post-war international order".

The Chinese government has been involved in a diplomatic battle with Japan, a U.S. friend, over the enduring "uncertain policy" on the authority of self-governed Taiwan.

In the past few weeks, Japan's leader Sanae Takaichi said that any military action by China on Taiwan could force a Japanese military response.

Trump, but, did not discuss the Taiwan issue in his Truth Social post about the conversation.

The U.S. representative in Japan, George Glass, had earlier stated that the U.S. government supports the Japanese in the context of Beijing's "coercion".