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President Donald Trump has declared that he agreed to go to Beijing in the month of April and asked Chinese President Xi Jinping for a state visit later next year, after a telephone conversation between the two leaders.

Trump and Xi—who held talks about a month back in Korea—talked about a series of matters including commerce, Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the opioid crisis, and the island of Taiwan, according to the U.S. leader and China's foreign ministry.

"The U.S.-China ties is extremely strong!" Trump stated in a online message.

Official Chinese media issued a announcement that said both countries should "keep up the momentum, keep moving forward in the positive way on the foundation of equality, mutual respect and shared interests".

Earlier Talks and Commerce Progress

The heads of state convened in the South Korean city of Busan in last October, after which they settled on a pause on trade taxes. The US decided to reduce a 20 percent duty in half aimed at the movement of opioids.

Tariffs stay on Chinese goods and average close to half.

"From that point, the China-US relationship has generally maintained a steady and positive trajectory, and this is appreciated by the each side and the broader international community," the official comment added.

• The United States then withdrew a potential imposition of full extra duties on Chinese goods, while China postponed its intention to enforce its new set of limits on mineral exports.

Commerce Discussions

The administration's spokesperson Karoline Leavitt stated that the phone discussion with Xi—which went on for an hour—was centered on commerce.

"The U.S. is happy with what we've observed from the Chinese, and they share that sentiment," she remarked.

Additional Issues

Besides talking about trade, Xi and Trump broached the issues of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Taiwan.

Xi informed Trump that the island's "reunification with China" is essential for the Chinese outlook for the "world order following wars".

The Chinese government has been involved in a diplomatic battle with Tokyo, a American partner, over the long-term "uncertain policy" on the sovereignty of Taiwan.

In the past few weeks, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi commented that any Chinese attack on Taiwan could compel a response from Japan's forces.

Trump, but, did not discuss the Taiwan issue in his Truth Social post about the conversation.

America's envoy to Tokyo, George Glass, previously said that the US stands with Tokyo in the context of Beijing's "pressure".