China Confirms Xi's First Trip to the US in Nearly Three Years

China confirmed that President Xi Jinping will travel to the United States for talks with President Donald Trump, marking Xi’s first trip to the country in nearly three years. Beijing says the visit will take place as a state visit on Sept. 23–25, at Trump’s invitation, according to a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The announcement comes while a one-year trade truce between the two countries is winding down, heightening the focus on how the governments will manage remaining economic tensions. The brief update did not include specific meeting topics, beyond the leaders’ scheduled engagement during the trip.