US President: “Extremely solid” – Trump praises relationship with China and plans to go to Xi | EUROtoday

US President Donald Trump spoke on the cellphone with China’s head of state Xi Jinping on Monday after which praised the connection with Beijing. Relations between the 2 nations are “extremely solid,” Trump wrote in his on-line community Truth Social. He additionally confirmed that he needed to journey to the People’s Republic in April and {that a} return go to from Xi to the USA was deliberate afterwards.

Trump didn’t touch upon the controversial Taiwan subject in his contribution – though Xi addressed the difficulty within the cellphone name, based on Chinese state media. Xi careworn that “Taiwan’s return to China is an important part of the post-war international order,” Chinese state information company Xinhua reported.

Xi additionally reportedly stated that Beijing and Washington ought to “maintain the momentum” of their relations after the summit in South Korea. The assembly between him and Trump final month “helped calibrate the course and give new impetus to the steady advance of the giant ship of Sino-American relations.”

Since the assembly, relations between China and the US have “remained stable,” Xi stated. Bilateral relations “continued to improve, which was welcomed by both countries and the international community generally.”

Trump and Xi met in October on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea. They exchanged views on a variety of battle subjects and likewise reached agreements as regards to commerce. According to Trump, the explosive subject of Taiwan was not mentioned.

China views Taiwan as a breakaway province that must be reunited with the mainland – if essential with army pressure. Although the USA doesn’t acknowledge Taiwan diplomatically, it’s its largest arms provider.