US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns stated that Chinese President Xi Jinping has invited US President Trump to visit China in April this year, while Trump has also extended an invitation to Xi, hoping that he will make a return visit to the US during August–September.
Burns disclosed these arrangements during an interview with Bloomberg on the 27th while attending an event in Hong Kong. He pointed out that both sides have largely implemented various consensuses reached at last year’s meeting in Busan, covering concrete areas such as the fentanyl issue and soybean purchases, indicating that the two countries have achieved substantial progress in pragmatic cooperation.
He revealed that China has fulfilled its commitments on soybean purchases, and that law enforcement cooperation between the two countries to combat the fentanyl issue is increasingly close—even launching joint operations inside China for the first time. Burns described that this cooperation reflects the establishment of a more operational communication mechanism between both parties in security and economic and trade sectors.
Speaking about the overall development of bilateral relations, Burns said that interactions between China and the US in multiple fields have improved somewhat, and the atmosphere is more relaxed than before. He believes frequent high-level exchanges help stabilize the relationship and also create space for further cooperation.
On the other hand, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen also stated earlier that Sino-US relations are currently in a "very good state of balance" and revealed that Trump and Xi may have as many as four meetings at various occasions this year. Trump himself said on the 22nd of this month that Xi plans to visit the US at the end of 2026.