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Former President Donald Trump has confirmed that he plans to travel to the Chinese capital in the month of April and asked Chinese President Xi Jinping for a official visit in the coming year, following a phone call between the two officials.

Trump and Xi—who convened about a month back in Korea—talked about a range of issues including commerce, the situation in Ukraine, synthetic drugs, and Taiwan, per the former president and China's foreign ministry.

"Our relationship with China is very robust!" Trump stated in a Truth Social post.

Beijing's press outlet issued a comment that noted both nations should "maintain progress, progress in the correct path on the basis of fairness, respect and common gain".

Previous Meeting and Trade Developments

The officials met in the South Korean city of Busan in last October, after which they agreed to a truce on import duties. The United States decided to reduce a 20% tariff in half aimed at the flow of the drug fentanyl.

Tariffs continue on imports and are around nearly 50 percent.

"Since then, the Sino-American ties has generally maintained a steady and positive trajectory, and this is welcomed by the each side and the international community at large," the Beijing's announcement said.

• The United States then pulled back a warning of full extra duties on China's exports, while China postponed its plan to introduce its latest round of limits on mineral exports.

Commerce Discussions

The administration's spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said that the Monday call with Xi—which lasted about an hour—was centered on trade.

"We are pleased with what we've seen from the China, and they feel the same way," she remarked.

Broader Topics

Along with talking about commerce, Xi and Trump discussed the subjects of the Ukraine war and the Taiwan situation.

Xi told Trump that the island's "integration into China" is critical for Beijing's perspective for the "global system after conflicts".

Beijing has been engaged in a political dispute with Tokyo, a U.S. friend, over the long-term "uncertain policy" on the control of the independently administered island.

In the past few weeks, Tokyo's head Sanae Takaichi stated that any Chinese attack on the island could compel a reaction by Tokyo's army.

Trump, though, did not refer to Taiwan in his online message about the conversation.

America's envoy to Tokyo, George Glass, had earlier stated that the US stands with the Japanese in the wake of Beijing's "coercion".