President Donald Trump says he will visit Beijing in April and host China’s President Xi Jinping for a state visit later next year.

The two leaders discussed trade, Ukraine and Taiwan in their first phone call since meeting in South Korea last month.

President Donald Trump touted relations with China as "extremely strong" on Monday following a call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who told Trump that Taiwan's "return to China" is a key part of Beijing's vision for the world order.

Trump announced the plans after a call with the Chinese president that he said was focused on the Russia-Ukraine war and agricultural products like soybeans, a major U.S. export.

President Trump said he accepted an invitation from Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit China in April and invited Xi to the US for a state visit.