Wang Yi Confirms Xi Jinping's State Visit to US This Fall... Agreement Reached on Establishing Trade and Investment Council

Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and Minister of Foreign Affairs, confirmed Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming state visit to the United States this fall.

According to China's state-run Xinhua News Agency on the 15th, Minister Wang made this announcement during a briefing held in Beijing from the 14th to the 15th, where he explained the agenda discussions and agreements reached during the US-China summit.

Minister Wang stated that the two countries have agreed to maintain close communication, and as part of this, President Xi is scheduled to make a state visit to the United States this fall at the invitation of US President Donald Trump.

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He said, "The leaders of both countries have agreed to continue close communication through future summits, phone calls, and correspondence."

President Trump officially invited President Xi and his wife to visit the United States on September 24 at the state banquet hosted by President Xi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing the previous day.

Minister Wang described the summit as "the two countries have established a 'constructive and strategically stable relationship' as the new position of bilateral relations," and evaluated it as a "historic meeting held at a critical juncture in the development of both nations."

Regarding the achievements in trade negotiations, he stated, "The United States and China have agreed to expand bilateral trade under a framework of reciprocal tariff reductions."

He further explained that the economic and trade teams of both countries have agreed to continue implementing all common understandings reached in previous negotiations, to establish a trade and investment council, and to address mutual concerns regarding market access for agricultural products. However, he did not disclose specific details about the negotiations on agricultural product sales and purchases.

On the Taiwan issue, where President Trump and President Xi have expressed clear differences in public, Wang commented that he felt the United States does not recognize 'Taiwan independence.'

Minister Wang emphasized, "Through the summit, it became clear that the United States understands and takes seriously China's position and concerns, and, like the international community, does not recognize or accept Taiwan's independence." However, he did not mention the Korean Peninsula issue, which Xinhua News Agency reported was discussed between the two leaders.

In addition, Minister Wang explained that over the course of about nine hours, the two leaders engaged in meetings, welcoming events, and small-group discussions, reaffirming mutual respect and the expansion of cooperation as the core principle. He added that the leaders conducted "frank, in-depth, constructive, and strategic communication."

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