New Delhi, Oct. 20 -- US President Donald Trump said Monday (October 20) that he plans to travel to China early next year. Speaking to reporters while hosting Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House, Trump said, "I've been invited to go to China, and I'll be doing that sometime fairly early next year. We have it sort of set."

The visit will follow Trump's first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping of his second term, which is scheduled during the upcoming Asia-Pacific summit in South Korea later this month.

Trump emphasized that his priority in meeting Xi will be to negotiate a "fair" trade agreement between the US and China. He also hinted at leveraging other strategic tools, saying he could "threaten China w...