Trump accepts Xi's invitation to visit China

International Desk: US President Donald Trump has accepted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping's invitation to visit China, quoting officials the Xinhua news agency said on Friday.

Xi, on a two-day visit to Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida, the first meeting between the two presidents, also urged cooperation with the United States on investment, infrastructure and energy, Xinhua reported.
Although no date has been set, Trump is expected to visit the China later this year, according to a briefing by three U.S. Cabinet secretaries on Friday.

US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told reporters that the United States has a 100-day action plan on trade with China. He said the plan includes “way-stations of accomplishment,” but offered few additional details.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the two leaders discussed North Korea and agreed that the issue of North Korea’s arms buildup has reached a very serious stage. Tillerson said both the U.S. and China share a commitment to a denuclearized Korean peninsula and agreed to increase cooperation to achieve that goal.

Source: Agencies

 

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