Trump has stressed he expected their first face-to-face meeting of his second term to result in the United States lowering tariffs imposed on China in relation to fentanyl.
Beijing confirmed the face-to-face meeting on the sidelines of a summit of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), which is taking place in the city of Gyeongju.
The Chinese foreign ministry announced that the talks would take place in Busan, a short flight from Gyeongju.
“During this meeting, the two leaders will have in depth communication on strategic and long-term issues concerning China-US relations, as well as major issues of mutual concern,” foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun told a regular news conference on Wednesday.
“We are willing to work together with the US side to ensure that this meeting yields positive outcomes, provides new guidance, and injects new momentum into the stable development of China-US relations,” Guo added.
The US president stated Wednesday he was not sure whether he would discuss the sensitive topic of self-ruling Taiwan during his meeting with Xi.
“I don’t know that we’ll even speak about Taiwan. I’m not sure. He may want to ask about it. There’s not that much to ask about. Taiwan is Taiwan,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
The American leader added he expected a “lot of problems” to be solved in his upcoming meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
“I think we’re going to have a great meeting with President Xi of China, and a lot of problems are going to be solved,” Trump told reporters.
