Trump made the remarks to reporters on Air Force One and said "it's possible" for the US and China to have a new trade deal. A conversation or interaction between Xi and Trump is seen as crucial to a potential easing or delay of trade tariffs.
"We'll have, ultimately, President Xi, we will have everybody coming (to the US)," Trump said while also speaking about others leaders visiting the United States.
Xi last travelled to the US in November 2023, in his fifth visit to the country as Chinese president, for a summit with then US President Joe Biden, resulting in agreements to resume military-to-military communications and curb fentanyl production.
Trump and Xi had spoken just before Trump took office on January 20 and discussed issues including TikTok, trade and Taiwan.
Trump told reporters on Wednesday that he was talking to China about TikTok as the United States seeks to broker a sale of the popular app owned by Chinese parent firm ByteDance.
Trump said last week he had spoken to Xi since taking office as well, but did not offer details on the topics of that conversation. China's foreign ministry did not directly comment on Trump's remarks that day and instead referred reporters to their "scheduled" call before Trump took office.
Washington and Beijing have had tense relations for years over differences ranging from trade tariffs and cybersecurity to TikTok, Taiwan, Hong Kong, human rights and the origins of COVID-19.
Separately, the United States is set to cut the size of its diplomatic mission in China by up to 10 per cent, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.
American diplomats working in mainland China and Hong Kong as well as local employees might be given notice as early as Friday in a round of downsizing that the media outlet described as unprecedented.
The cuts would affect the embassy in Beijing and the consulates in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Shenyang and Wuhan, as well as the consulate in Hong Kong, the SCMP said.
It was not clear whether any of those affected would be reassigned elsewhere in the diplomatic service, but layoffs are expected, it added.
Two sources familiar with the situation told Reuters the leadership of the mission to China had sent out a message to embassy staff "refuting" the report.
Embassy spokespeople did not immediately respond to a request for comment and the US State Department had no immediate comment.
Trump's administration has asked US embassies worldwide to prepare for staff cuts, sources told Reuters last week, as part of the Republican president's effort to overhaul the US diplomatic corps.
Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk have been making efforts since Trump took office on January 20 to cut US government spending they consider wasteful.
The United States has a large diplomatic workforce in China and those in Beijing are located in a 10-acre site consisting of six buildings, including an annex completed in 2016.
According to the website of the US Embassy and Consulates in China, the Beijing embassy complex houses more than 1300 American and locally hired staff representing almost 50 different US federal agencies.
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