Donald Trump to visit China November 8-10

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US President Donald Trump will pay a state visit to China from November 8 to 10, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement released on Thursday.

During the three-day visit, Trump will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing and exchange ideas on major international and regional issues of common concern, the statement said.

This will be the third face-to-face meeting between Xi and his US counterpart after they met at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida in April and at the G20 Summit in Germany in July.

With joint efforts by the two sides, the Xi-Trump summit in Beijing will generate significant results and inject impetus into the development of China-US relations, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and his US counterpart Donald Trump in the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, US, April 7, 2017. /Xinhua Photo

Frequent Xi-Trump exchanges

Xi and Trump have been in close touch with each other since the latter took office on January 20. The two heads of state have met twice and talked over the phone eight times, exchanging views on bilateral relations as well as regional and global issues.

The first in-person meeting between Xi and Trump, in Florida during Xi's visit to the United States on April 6-7, was described as "positive and fruitful" by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

Trump said he developed an "outstanding" relationship with Xi and the two countries made "tremendous progress" in bilateral ties.

The two sides announced the establishment of four high-level mechanisms for dialogue and cooperation on diplomacy and security, the economy, law enforcement and cybersecurity, as well as social and people-to-people exchanges.

Xi and Trump exchanged views on the Korean Peninsula, and the Chinese president called on the two countries to properly address differences and sensitive issues. Trump also accepted an invitation from Xi to visit China.

The DPRK issue is a major topic in the communication between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump. /Reuters Photo

The leaders met again on July 8 at the G20 Summit in Hamburg, and had an in-depth exchange of views regarding the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) nuclear issue.

Xi and Trump spoke by phone on February 10, April 12, April 24, July 3, August 12, September 6, September 18 and October 25, respectively.

In their first phone conversation after Trump's inauguration, Xi stressed that the one-China policy is the political basis of China-US relations and Trump reiterated his administration’s adherence to the principle.

As tensions on the Korean Peninsula rose, many of the later Xi-Trump calls featured communication and coordination about the DPRK crisis. The two leaders also discussed enhancing bilateral relations and details of Trump's planned visit to China.

In their eighth and latest phone call, Trump congratulated Xi on being re-elected general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

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