Newly elected US President Donald Trump wants to visit China after assuming office to improve relations with Beijing, apart from this he has also talked to advisors about a possible visit to India. This information was given in a news published in the media on Saturday.
The Wall Street Journal reported, “President-elect Donald Trump has told advisers he wants to visit China after taking office, according to people familiar with the discussions, with the president-elect threatening to impose higher tariffs on Chinese imports.” Trying to deepen relations with Jinping.”
“Trump has also talked to advisers about a possible visit to India, according to people close to him,” the financial daily said. According to sources familiar, preliminary talks began when External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited Washington DC around Christmas last month.
India is all set to host the Quad summit comprising the leaders of Australia, Japan and the United States. This journey may take place in early April or in the autumn season this year. It is also being considered that Prime Minister Narendra Modi may be invited by Trump for the meeting to be held at the White House this spring.
A day earlier, Trump had spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping. Xi has sent Vice President Han Zheng to attend Trump’s swearing-in ceremony. This is the first time that a senior Chinese official will be present at the swearing-in ceremony of a US President. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will represent India at the inaugural ceremony.
Trump invites Xi to his swearing-in ceremony; However, Chinese leaders never attend swearing-in ceremonies of foreign leaders. After the conversation, Trump said he had a “very good” phone call with Xi.
