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 diplomatic rift between Beijing and Tokyo is also a test of Washington’s appetite for engagement with the region

Chinese state media reported some of what was discussed in the phone call that took place on Monday, local time.

The diplomatic row over comments on Taiwan has evolved from a war of words to Beijing advising its citizens against travelling and studying abroad in Japan.

President Donald Trump spoke with China’s Xi Jinping in a call that highlighted each side’s priorities for the relationship. It came as tensions are rising over Taiwan, the island democracy Beijing claims as its own,

The bloc of Southeast Asian nations will host world leaders at a summit this weekend that will run alongside pivotal trade talks between the United States and

China sent Coast Guard ships near disputed islands and warned travelers and students about safety risks in Japan. The escalation is over comments on Taiwan by Japan’s new prime minister.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping pressed the ever-sensitive issue of Taiwan in a phone call with US President Donald Trump, as he stressed the need to build on a fragile trade truce between the two superpowers.