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President Donald Trump has declared that he plans to travel to China's capital in April and asked Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit in the coming year, subsequent to a discussion between the two officials.

Trump and Xi—who met recently in Korea—talked about a variety of topics including economic relations, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, fentanyl, and Taiwan, according to the U.S. leader and Chinese officials.

"Bilateral relations is extremely strong!" Trump wrote in a online message.

Beijing's press outlet published a comment that noted both nations should "continue advancing, keep moving forward in the positive way on the basis of equality, esteem and mutual benefit".

Previous Meeting and Trade Developments

The heads of state convened in Busan in the fall, subsequently they agreed to a truce on tariffs. The US decided to reduce a 20 percent duty in half aimed at the flow of the drug fentanyl.

Duties remain on products from China and average nearly 50 percent.

"Since then, the China-US relationship has mostly kept a steady and positive trajectory, and this is appreciated by the two countries and the wider global audience," the official comment added.

• The United States then withdrew a warning of full extra duties on Chinese goods, while the Chinese government put off its plan to implement its latest round of restrictions on rare earths.

Economic Emphasis

The administration's spokesperson Karoline Leavitt stated that the phone discussion with Xi—which took around 60 minutes—was centered on commerce.

"We are satisfied with what we've witnessed from the China, and they feel the same way," she remarked.

Broader Topics

Along with talking about commerce, Xi and Trump broached the subjects of the conflict in Ukraine and the Taiwan situation.

Xi stated to Trump that Taiwan's "reunification with China" is essential for Beijing's perspective for the "world order following wars".

The Chinese government has been engaged in a political dispute with Japan, a American partner, over the longstanding "uncertain policy" on the authority of the independently administered island.

Earlier this month, Japan's leader Sanae Takaichi said that an eventual military action by China on Taiwan could force a Japanese military response.

Trump, however, did not discuss Taiwan in his online message about the conversation.

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