China Vice Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang says the first meeting between its President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump next week will chart out the course of bilateral ties amidst profound and complicated international situation. Trump is scheduled to meet Xi at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida on April 6 and 7th. <br/><br/>Zeguang told reporters yesterday that China hopes the Xi-Trump meeting will set the direction of the bilateral ties. It will be the first meeting between the heads of state of China and the US since the new US administration took office. The Presidents will exchange in-depth views on China-US ties and major international and regional affairs of common concern with a view to enhance understanding and cooperation. Trump is expected to press Xi on taking action against Beijing's ally North Korea to halt its nuclear and missile programme.