Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to the United States to meet President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago retreat in Florida on April 6-7, China's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, and its first official confirmation of the highly anticipated summit.
It will be Xi's first meeting with Trump, whose presidency began on Jan. 20, and comes as the two sides face pressing issues, ranging from North Korea and the South China Sea to trade disputes.
According to latest media reports, At the invitations of President Sauli Niinisto of the Republic of Finland and President Donald Trump of the United States of America, Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Finland from April 4 to 6, and will meet with President Trump in Mar-a-lago, Florida, from April 6 to 7," China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang's said in a press conference.
Lu said, over the past 38 years after the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and the US, the two countries' economic and trade relations have grown exponentially, bringing tangible benefits to the business circles and consumers.
"China hopes to make joint efforts with the United States to expand trade cooperation, properly settle trade frictions through dialogue, and maintain healthy and stable growth of trade and economic ties," said Lu.
Currently, China is the fastest-growing export market of the United States besides North America.
However, the summit will follow a string of other recent U.S.-China meetings and conversations aimed at mending ties after strong criticism of China by Trump during his election campaign.
During his election campaign, Trump accused China of unfair trade policies, criticized its island-building in the strategic South China Sea, and accused it of doing too little to constrain North Korea.
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