Overview
- Politico reporting, echoed by multiple outlets, points to a Trump trip to Beijing in early April for a meeting with Xi Jinping.
- Trump said Xi would visit the White House toward the end of the year, though Beijing has not confirmed that plan.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said senior U.S. officials traveled to China to prepare the next round of high-level trade talks with Vice-Premier He Lifeng.
- Xi urged caution on U.S. arms sales to Taiwan during a recent call, as both leaders described the conversation as constructive.
- Washington proposed trilateral nuclear talks with Russia and China, but Beijing said it is not ready to join such negotiations at this stage.