US President Donald Trump will visit China for a state visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on May 14 and 15, and Xi will visit Washington DC for a reciprocal visit at a later date, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says.
The visit had originally been slated for next week but it was delayed amid the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran.
Leavitt said Xi understood the need to reschedule the trip.
“I’m pleased to announce that President Trump’s meeting and long-awaited meeting with President Xi in China will now take place in Beijing on May 14th and 15th,” Leavitt said at a press briefing.
“First Lady Melania and President Trump will also host President Xi and Madame Peng for a reciprocal visit in Washington DC at a later date to be announced this year.”
Trump’s last trip to China, in 2017, was the most recent by a US president.
Trump’s visit will be the leaders’ first in-person talks since an October meeting in South Korea, where they agreed on a trade truce.
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