CHINA USA China announces Xi's US visit for first meeting with Donald Trump

CHINA USA China announces Xi's US visit for first meeting with Donald Trump

The Chinese president will visit the United States on April 6 and 7 for his first meeting with his American counterpart, Beijing said Thursday.

Xi Jinping will meet Donald Trump at the latter's private residence in Mar-a-Lago in Florida, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said at a press conference.

The leaders are expected to discuss bilateral commercial relations and how to make way for a more balanced trade between the two world powers.

Trump has often accused China of robbing the US of its jobs and even manipulating its currency Yuan to favor its exports.

With regard to tensions on bilateral trade, Lu said 40 percent of China's trade surplus with the US is created by American firms in China, and added bilateral trade has also created "2.6 million jobs in the US".

"China and the US are highly complementary" and possess a "highly integrated degree of interests," Lu stressed.

Unconfirmed reports regarding the possibility of a meeting between the two presidents have been doing the rounds for weeks now.

Xi's US trip will also include a layover in Finland on April 4 and 5.

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