Dhaka, June 29 -- China is planning to invite US President Donald Trump to a military parade scheduled for September 3 in Beijing's Tiananmen Square to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

The United States, meanwhile, has proposed that Chinese President Xi Jinping visit the country during the same month, coinciding with a UN General Assembly meeting in New York, reports Kyodo News.

If either plan is realised, it would be the first in-person meeting between the leaders of the world's two largest economies since Trump's return to the White House in January for a nonconsecutive second four-year term.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to attend the parade in Beijing, held to commemorate what China calls its vic...