Trump Willing To Visit China At Xi Jinping's Invitation

JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump said he was not eyeing a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but possibly visiting China at Xi's invitation.

"I might go to China, but it was only at President Xi's invitation, which had been extended. Otherwise, I wouldn't be interested!" Trump said at Truth Social.

Trump and Xi's aides have discussed a possible meeting between the two leaders during the US president's trip to Asia later this year, a previous source told Reuters.

This visit will be the first face-to-face meeting between the two leaders since Trump's second term, when trade and security tensions between the two superpowers are still high.

Although the planned meeting has not been finalized, discussions on both sides of the Pacific have included a possible Trump visit around the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in South Korea or talks on the sidelines of events taking place from October 30 to November 1, according to the source.

The third round of US-China trade negotiations taking place in Stockholm this week could be the basis ahead of a summit of leaders in the fall, analysts said.

The increase in new export rates and controls will most likely affect plans for a meeting with Xi Jinping.