US President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit China from March 31 to April 2. This is the first visit by a US President to China in nine years.

Trump previously visited China in 2017 during his first term. A White House official said on Friday that there has been "very good and good communication" between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in recent months. President Trump also appeared very enthusiastic about the visit. The US Supreme Court on Friday rejected President Trump's decision to impose tariffs on countries around the world. Trump's visit to China was scheduled shortly before that.

The issue of reducing customs duties in Beijing will be a major agenda item between China and the US. In recent years, the US has been threatening a trade war to influence countries that do not respect its interests.

China is strongly retaliating against such threats. The two countries are also expected to hold open discussions on this issue.

Several Western alliance leaders have visited Beijing in recent months. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney recently visited Beijing. Carney signed new trade agreements during his visit. He also pledged to lift Canada's previous ban on cars made in China.

This will be Trump's first visit to China since the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump has called COVID the "Chinese virus," which has further strained relations between the two countries. The pandemic has killed more than one million people in the United States. The Trump administration has also been accused of mismanaging the pandemic. He lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden. However, he is expected to win a second term in 2024.

China had taken great measures to control the Covid epidemic. It wanted to keep itself away from the outside world. The border, which was closed to international tourists in March 2020, was only opened in January 2023. After controlling the Covid epidemic, China has once again prioritized its international trade, tourism and diplomacy.