Washington (AFP) – US President Donald Trump said he would speak Tuesday with Xi Jinping on North Korea and trade, just after the Chinese leader held an unannounced visit with the North’s Kim Jong Un in China’s northeast.

“I will be speaking to my friend, President Xi of China, this morning at 8:30 (12:30 GMT). The primary topics will be Trade, where good things will happen, and North Korea, where relationships and trust are building,” Trump tweeted.