Trump to visit China for first time in almost nine years

U.S. President Donald Trump's upcoming visit to China will be the first visit to China by a U.S. president since Trump visited almost nine years ago, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday.

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump will pay a state visit to China from May 13 to 15, said spokesman Guo Jiakun at a regular press briefing in Beijing.

"President Xi Jinping will have in-depth exchanges of views with President Trump on major issues concerning China-U.S. relations, as well as world peace and development. Head-of-state diplomacy plays an irreplaceable strategic guiding role in China-U.S. relations. China stands ready to work with the United States to expand cooperation and manage differences in the spirit of equality, respect and mutual benefit, and provide more stability and certainty for a transforming and volatile world," said Guo.

The two presidents first met in 2017, a year marked by an exchange of state visits that set the tone for their interactions.

Xi and Trump met last time in October 2025 in Busan, the Republic of Korea.

Over the years, head-of-state diplomacy has anchored China-U.S. relations, serving as a stabilizing force amid shifting global currents. Since Trump's re-election, Xi has spoken with him by phone five times, maintaining close communication on bilateral ties and geopolitical issues.

Myanmar exported 305,821 tons of rice and broken rice in the first two months of the current fiscal year 2026-27, which began in April, according to the Myanmar Rice Federation on Sunday.

The Southeast Asian country earned about 93 million U.S. dollars from the exports during the period, the federation said.

According to the federation's data, rice exports in April and May this fiscal year were lower than the over 400,000 tons exported during the same period last fiscal year.