Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to make a state visit to the United States this fall.
According to China's state-run Xinhua News Agency on the 15th, Wang Yi, Commissioner of the Communist Party of China Politburo and Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, briefed on the agreement from the summit between President Xi and U.S. President Donald Trump, saying, "The leaders agreed to maintain communication, and they reached a consensus for President Xi to pay a state visit to the United States this fall."
Trump, at a state banquet hosted by Xi at the Great Hall of the People the previous day, formally invited the president and first lady to visit the United States on Sept. 24.
Director General Wang said, "The two countries have set a 'constructive strategic stability relationship' as the new positioning of bilateral ties," adding, "This meeting was a historic encounter held at an important moment in each side's development." He went on to say, "They agreed to expand bilateral trade under a framework of reciprocal tariff reductions with the United States."
Director General Wang also said regarding the Taiwan issue, "The U.S. side understands China's position and takes its concerns seriously, and I sensed that, like the international community, it does not recognize or accept Taiwan's independence."