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President Donald Trump has declared that he will travel to China's capital in the month of April and asked Chinese President Xi Jinping for a official visit later next year, following a telephone conversation between the two leaders.

Trump and Xi—who convened recently in the Republic of Korea—talked about a variety of topics including trade, the situation in Ukraine, the opioid crisis, and the island of Taiwan, per the president and Beijing's diplomatic corps.

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

Beijing's press outlet published a statement that indicated both countries should "keep up the momentum, progress in the correct path on the principle of fairness, mutual respect and mutual benefit".

Earlier Talks and Economic Agreements

The leaders held discussions in Busan, South Korea in October, following which they reached a ceasefire on tariffs. The US opted to reduce a 20 percent duty by 50% intended to decrease the supply of the drug fentanyl.

Duties continue on products from China and stand at nearly 50 percent.

"Afterwards, the bilateral relations has largely sustained a consistent and favorable course, and this is welcomed by the both nations and the wider global audience," the official comment added.

• America then pulled back a potential imposition of double tariffs on Chinese goods, while Beijing postponed its scheme to enforce its latest round of restrictions on rare earths.

Focus on Trade

Official representative Karoline Leavitt commented that the recent conversation with Xi—which lasted about an hour—was centered on trade.

"We are pleased with what we've witnessed from the Chinese, and they agree," she said.

Additional Issues

Along with discussing trade, Xi and Trump discussed the subjects of the Ukraine war and the island.

Xi told Trump that the island's "return to China" is critical for Beijing's perspective for the "global system after conflicts".

The Chinese government has been part of a political dispute with the Japanese government, a U.S. friend, over the longstanding "vague stance" on the sovereignty of self-governed Taiwan.

Recently, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stated that any Chinese attack on Taiwan could compel a Japanese military response.

Trump, however, did not mention Taiwan in his online message about the discussion.

America's envoy to Tokyo, George Glass, had earlier stated that the US stands with Japan in the context of Beijing's "coercion".