Xi offers Iowa friends reassurance over exchangesReuters, BEIJINGThe desire of Chinese and Americans for exchanges and cooperation would not change regardless of how bilateral relations evolve, Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) said in a reply to Iowa friends ahead of an expected meeting with US President Donald Trump in April, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Xi in 2022 said in a Lunar New Year’s greeting to Sarah Lande, another friend from his Iowa trip, that the world required stability in US-China ties, which were strained during the COVID-19 pandemic. US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk on the sidelines of an APEC summit in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30 last year. Trump said that Xi also discussed how China would consider increasing its purchases of US soybeans, of which Iowa is a top producer. Trump last month said he is planning to visit China in April, adding that Xi would travel to the US toward the end of the year.

Source: Taipei Times February 18, 2026 18:17 UTC