The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed on Monday the state visit of U.S. President Donald Trump to China from May 13 to 15, a highly anticipated trip aimed at reviving political and economic dialogue between Beijing and Washington after several years of strong tensions.

“At the invitation of President Xi Jinping, U.S. President Donald J. Trump will pay a state visit to China from May 13 to 15,” the ministry said in an official statement.

This trip, the first by a sitting U.S. president to China since 2017, comes in a context of ongoing tensions, particularly over trade and technology issues, U.S. restrictions on advanced technologies, tariffs, and growing rivalry in the fields of artificial intelligence and strategic supply chains.

According to the White House, the discussions will mainly focus on trade, tariffs, and artificial intelligence. The Iranian issue is also expected to be addressed, broadening the scope of talks between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping beyond purely economic matters.

Originally scheduled for late March or early April, the visit was postponed by the U.S. president, who cited the need to focus on managing the Iranian crisis.

Washington now presents the trip as an attempt to “rebalance” economic relations with China. White House spokesperson Anna Kelly described the visit as being of “significant symbolic importance,” saying it could pave the way for “good agreements.”

In preparation for the visit, China and the United States are set to hold high-level economic and trade consultations in South Korea on May 12 and 13, led on the Chinese side by Vice Premier He Lifeng.

According to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, these talks are part of the continuity of the consensus reached during the meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump in Busan in October last year, as well as recent phone conversations between the two leaders.