By Andrea Shalal and Kanishka Singh ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit the United States without giving a timeline for his trip.
The US president is pushing for a visit and it may be in Beijing’s interests, but considerable hurdles will need to be cleared first.
In order to ease tensions that have remained since the trade war began during his presidency, he said that a meeting with Xi could open the door to a new trade agreement, which many analysts consider crucial.
The start of 2025 has been good for China and its reputation as a high-tech innovator. The unveiling of the Chinese-made artificial intelligence (AI) tool, DeepSeek, caused consternation on the US stock exchange and from potential competitors in Silicon Valley.