Trump posted today: "I just had a call with China, and the conversation was very pleasant. We discussed many issues including the Ukraine/Russia issue, fentanyl, soybeans, and other agricultural products. We reached a significant and effective agreement for the great farmers—and things will only get better in the future. Our relationship with China is very solid! This call follows up on our productive meeting three weeks ago in South Korea. Since then, both sides have made significant progress in ensuring the effectiveness and accuracy of the agreement. Now, we can look at the big picture. For this reason, China has invited me to visit Beijing in April, and I have accepted the invitation. At the same time, I have also invited China, and China will visit the United States as my guests. We all agree that maintaining close communication is crucial, and I look forward to such communication with China. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
Commentary: Trump's post conveys a positive signal of rising Sino-US interaction. The core highlights lie in practical agenda advancement and continued high-level interaction: the call focused on key practical areas such as the Ukraine issue, fentanyl anti-drug efforts, and agricultural trade. Especially the agricultural agreement directly responds to the core demands of American farmers—previous U.S. soybean exports to China had stalled, and the trade consensus reached after the leaders' meeting in Busan last October has given U.S. soybean farmers hope for recovery. The April visit to China and reciprocal visit arrangements are an important follow-up to the October Busan meeting, continuing the positive momentum of high-level communication and building a political framework for resolving complex issues.
Rational perspective on the expression "solid relationship": Looking back at the economic and trade confrontation since 2025, the U.S. once imposed high tariffs of 145% on China, and China responded in kind. Friction in areas such as semiconductors and the entity list has never ceased. Although after talks in Geneva and Stockholm, tariffs were significantly reduced and a consultation mechanism was reached, there are still differences. China has always emphasized that "dialogue must be based on equality and respect, and oppose extreme pressure." The expression "solid relationship" in Trump's text should be seen as a gesture to promote cooperation rather than a precise definition of the overall bilateral relationship.
In general, this call and the visit invitation are a positive step for Sino-US to manage differences and focus on cooperation, especially providing a new opportunity for "stopping the war and stabilizing the situation" in the economic and trade field. However, the long-term healthy development of bilateral relations still requires both sides to continuously advance pragmatically on the basis of equality and mutual benefit, and respond to expectations with specific results.
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