Trump told the American website ‘Breitbart’: ‘We will see what happens, but we will most likely go to China in the not too distant future, and perhaps before the end of this year, and Xi Jinping will come here.’ On Tuesday, the American president said he was not seeking to hold a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping and could only travel to China by invitation. Earlier, a Japanese newspaper reported that U.S. President Donald Trump might visit China later this year, accompanied by a delegation of dozens of top businessmen and CEOs. In June, U.S. President Donald Trump had a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, noting that the call lasted about 90 minutes and ended positively for both sides. It is noted that on April 2, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced imposing tariffs on several of America’s trading partners, primarily China, which retaliated in kind, leading to a mutual escalation that raised U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods to 145%, while Chinese tariffs on American goods reached 125%. In response to U.S. actions, China imposed new restrictions on the export of rare earth elements, which are the main source of global supplies of these essential materials.
