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On Monday President Donald Trump held a phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. The two discussed trade and commerce, the fentanyl crisis and efforts to end the Ukraine conflict.
Monday’s call allowed the heads-of-state to touch base on the major topics discussed in their in-person meeting at the end of October in South Korea. There, Trump got Beijing to agree to purchase U.S.-grown soybeans, combat fentanyl exports to the U.S., agree to a rare earth mineral export deal and even to aid Washington in its attempts to end the Ukraine war – an effort that has picked up over the last week.
I just had a very good telephone call with President Xi, of China. We discussed many topics including Ukraine/Russia, Fentanyl, Soybeans and other Farm Products, etc. 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! This call was a follow up to our highly successful meeting in South Korea, three weeks ago. Since then, there has been significant progress on both sides in keeping our agreements current and accurate. 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. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Trump announced that he accepted Xi’s invite to Beijing. The President will travel there in April, followed by the Chinese leader visiting the U.S. later in 2026.
These future in-person meetings indicate that the two foresee continued cooperation and negotiation on industrial, diplomatic and geopolitical issues.
