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Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a return visit to the United States on Sept. 24 following an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump, China’s top diplomat said after a high-profile summit in Beijing.
The visit will mark Xi’s first trip to the U.S. since 2023, when he attended the APEC summit, and his first state-focused bilateral visit in nearly a decade following his 2017 U.S.-China leaders’ meeting.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced the planned visit hours after Trump departed China following a two-day summit with Xi focused on trade, geopolitical tensions and broader strategic relations between the world’s two largest economies.
Wang said the two sides agreed to continue implementing all agreements reached during previous consultations and to establish new trade and investment councils.
"The delegations of the two countries reached overall positive results," Wang stated, according to China’s Foreign Ministry.
He added that both governments would continue discussions on tariff adjustments and agricultural market access while working groups finalize details of the agreements.
The foreign minister noted that Beijing and Washington agreed to define future bilateral ties as a “constructive, strategic and stable relationship” while broadening exchanges in diplomacy, trade, security, health, agriculture and culture.
Wang also said the leaders exchanged views on major international issues, including tensions involving Iran and security around the Strait of Hormuz.
"China encourages the US and Iran to continue resolving their differences and disputes, including the nuclear issue, through negotiations," Wang told reporters, while calling for the swift reopening of the Strait of Hormuz under a ceasefire framework.
The two leaders held nearly nine hours of talks during Trump’s three-day state visit to China, with discussions covering trade, Taiwan and strategic competition between Beijing and Washington, Wang indicated.
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