US President Donald Trump will visit China from May 13 to 15 at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, China’s Foreign Ministry announced today, Anadolu reports.

The Ministry posted the statement on the American social media platform X, confirming the plans previously announced by the American side. The visit marks Trump’s first trip to China in almost nine years.

Former US President Joe Biden did not visit China during his tenure, while the last US leadership-level visit to China took place in November 2017 when Trump made a state visit during his first term as president.

Trump’s latest visit comes at a critical time as tensions remain high in the Middle East following the conflict caused from US and Israeli attacks on Iran and its retaliatory strikes.

The trip was previously scheduled for March 31 to April 2, but was postponed due to Trump’s need to focus on the war involving Iran, according to previous reports.

The conflict in the Middle East is expected to be a major topic during the talks.

Relations between Washington and Beijing have become increasingly strained. during Trump’s second term, amid disputes over rising US tariffs and technology restrictions as well as China’s moves to tighten control over rare earth elements, a sector in which it dominates global supply.

In addition to economic and trade issues, the two sides are expected to discuss Taiwan, which China claims as its territory, after the US recently approved large-scale arms sales in island.

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Source: prizrenpost