The meeting will follow a string of recent U. S.- China conversations aimed at mending ties after strong criticism of China by Trump during his campaign.
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to the United States to meet President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago retreat in Florida on April 6-7, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, its first official confirmation of the highly anticipated summit.
It will be Xi’s first meeting with Trump, and comes as the two sides face pressing issues, ranging from North Korea and the South China Sea to trade disputes.
Ministry spokesman Lu Kang made the announcement at a daily news briefing.
Beijing had previously said that preparatory work for the meeting was underway. But it had not yet confirmed the trip, despite western media reports on a scheduled meeting and an announcement by the Finnish government that Xi would make a brief stop in Finland on April 5.
The summit will follow a string of other recent U. S.-China meetings and conversations aimed at mending ties after strong criticism of China by Trump during his election campaign.
