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Leader Donald Trump has declared that he plans to travel to Beijing in the month of April and asked Chinese President Xi Jinping for a diplomatic trip next year, following a telephone conversation between the two heads of state.

Trump and Xi—who met nearly a month ago in South Korea—talked about a variety of topics including commerce, the Ukraine conflict, the opioid crisis, and the Taiwan issue, according to the U.S. leader and Chinese officials.

"Bilateral relations is highly solid!" Trump stated in a Truth Social post.

Beijing's press outlet published a announcement that noted both countries should "keep up the momentum, proceed in the correct path on the basis of fairness, esteem and mutual benefit".

Previous Meeting and Trade Developments

The leaders held discussions in Busan, South Korea in the fall, subsequently they settled on a pause on import duties. The US chose to slash a 20 percent duty in half aimed at the movement of the drug fentanyl.

Duties remain on imports and are around nearly 50 percent.

"Since then, the China-US relationship has generally maintained a consistent and favorable course, and this is appreciated by the two countries and the international community at large," the Chinese statement noted.

• The US then withdrew a warning of 100% additional tariffs on Chinese goods, while the Chinese government postponed its scheme to implement its recent phase of rare earth export controls.

Commerce Discussions

The administration's spokesperson Karoline Leavitt commented that the recent conversation with Xi—which took around 60 minutes—was mainly about commerce.

"We are pleased with what we've witnessed from the Chinese, and they share that sentiment," she remarked.

Broader Topics

Along with talking about 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 essential for the Chinese outlook for the "global system after conflicts".

Beijing has been part of a foreign policy clash with Japan, a US ally, over the long-term "uncertain policy" on the authority of self-governed Taiwan.

Recently, Tokyo's head Sanae Takaichi commented that a potential military action by China on Taiwan could force a response from Japan's forces.

Trump, though, did not refer to the island in his social media update about the call.

America's envoy to Tokyo, George Glass, previously said that the United States supports Tokyo in the wake of Beijing's "intimidation".