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President Donald Trump has confirmed that he will travel to China's capital in the month of April and invited Chinese President Xi Jinping for a diplomatic trip in the coming year, following a phone call between the two officials.

Trump and Xi—who met about a month back in South Korea—talked about a variety of topics including trade, the Ukraine conflict, the opioid crisis, and Taiwan, according to the U.S. leader and China's foreign ministry.

"Our relationship with China is highly solid!" Trump stated in a online message.

Official Chinese media released a comment that noted both countries should "maintain progress, proceed in the positive way on the basis of parity, esteem and shared interests".

Earlier Talks and Commerce Progress

The officials convened in Busan, South Korea in the fall, subsequently they settled on a pause on import duties. The United States opted to reduce a 20 percent duty in half targeting the supply of fentanyl.

Trade taxes continue on products from China and stand at just below 50%.

"From that point, the bilateral relations has generally maintained a steady and positive trajectory, and this is appreciated by the both nations and the wider global audience," the Beijing's announcement added.

• America then retracted a warning of 100% additional tariffs on products, while Beijing put off its scheme to implement its recent phase of limits on mineral exports.

Commerce Discussions

Official representative Karoline Leavitt stated that the Monday call with Xi—which took around 60 minutes—was focused on economic issues.

"We are pleased with what we've observed from the China, and they feel the same way," she remarked.

Additional Issues

Besides addressing trade, Xi and Trump raised the topics of the conflict in Ukraine and the island.

Xi told Trump that Taiwan's "reunification with China" is essential for Beijing's perspective for the "global system after conflicts".

Beijing has been part of a political dispute with Tokyo, a U.S. friend, over the longstanding "uncertain policy" on the control of Taiwan.

Recently, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stated that any assault from Beijing on the island could lead to a Japanese military response.

Trump, though, did not refer to the island in his social media update about the call.

The U.S. representative in Japan, George Glass, had earlier stated that the United States supports Japan in the wake of China's "coercion".