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Former President Donald Trump has declared that he will visit Beijing in the month of April and extended an invitation to Chinese President Xi Jinping for a diplomatic trip in the coming year, following a discussion between the two heads of state.

Trump and Xi—who held talks about a month back in Korea—covered a series of matters including commerce, the Ukraine conflict, synthetic drugs, and Taiwan, per the former president and Beijing's diplomatic corps.

"The U.S.-China ties is extremely strong!" Trump posted in a social media update.

Beijing's press outlet released a comment that noted both countries should "keep up the momentum, proceed in the correct path on the principle of equality, esteem and common gain".

Earlier Talks and Trade Developments

The heads of state met in the South Korean city of Busan in October, subsequently they reached a ceasefire on trade taxes. The U.S. government decided to cut a 20% tariff by half aimed at the movement of the drug fentanyl.

Duties stay on products from China and stand at just below 50%.

"Afterwards, the Sino-American ties has largely sustained a consistent and favorable course, and this is appreciated by the each side and the wider global audience," the Beijing's announcement noted.

• The US then retracted a threat of double tariffs on China's exports, while the Chinese government postponed its plan to implement its latest round of restrictions on rare earths.

Commerce Discussions

The administration's spokesperson Karoline Leavitt commented that the Monday call with Xi—which took around 60 minutes—was focused on trade.

"The U.S. is happy with what we've seen from the China, and they agree," she noted.

Additional Issues

In addition to talking about commerce, Xi and Trump raised the topics of the conflict in Ukraine and Taiwan.

Xi stated to Trump that Taiwan's "reunification with China" is critical for the Chinese outlook for the "post-war international order".

China has been part of a political dispute with Japan, a American partner, over the enduring "vague stance" on the sovereignty of self-governed Taiwan.

In the past few weeks, Tokyo's head Sanae Takaichi said that an eventual military action by China on Taiwan could compel a response from Japan's forces.

Trump, but, did not discuss the island in his social media update about the discussion.

US Ambassador to Japan, George Glass, previously said that the United States supports Tokyo in the context of Beijing's "coercion".