Washington: US President Donald Trump has accepted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping's invitation to visit Beijing, said Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
But the meeting appeared to be diplomatic, with both leaders agreeing to a new format for US-China talks.
Tillerson said President Trump's trip to China would be a "state visit" in 2017, but gave no other details.
"Given the range of issues and the magnitude, that may be ambitious, but it's a very big sea change in the pace of discussion," Ross told the media.
"I think that's a very important symbolisation of the growing rapport between the two countries."
Trump said that he believed he made "tremendous progress" in the US-China relationship during talks with Xi.
Xi expressed "an appreciation" to Trump for informing him of the number of missiles that were launched and explaining the rationale behind the strike, said Tillerson.
The White House said Trump also stressed to Xi the importance of creating "reciprocal market access" that did not disadvantage American workers.
Trump repeatedly bashed China on the campaign trail and upon taking office, blaming it for the loss of American jobs, reported Politico news.
Trump urged China to take steps to "level the playing field for American workers", according to the White House statement.
"President Trump noted the challenges caused by Chinese government intervention in its economy and raised serious concerns about the impact of China's industrial, agricultural, technology and cyber policies on US jobs and exports," it said.
Comments
0 comment