Plenty could change over the next 11 months as we head towards a Scottish election.
Trump wrote on social media that the hour-and-a-half conversation was primarily focused on trade and had "resulted in a very positive conclusion for both countries"."He invited me to China and I invited him here," Trump said of the call with Xi while meeting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office.
"We both accepted, so I will be going there with the first lady at a certain point and he will be coming here hopefully with the first lady of China."The Chinese readout of the conversation mentioned the its invitation but not the reciprocal one to the White House.According to Chinese state news agency Xinhua, Xi reportedly told Trump that the US should "withdraw the negative measures it has taken against China".
The Chinese leader was also said to have told Trump that China always kept its promises and since a consensus had been reached, both sides should abide by it - a reference to a recent deal between the two nations struck in Geneva.Both sides have accused the other of breaching the deal aimed at dramatically reducing trade tariffs - a deal Trump touted as a "total reset".
It came after Trump raised tariffs on imports from a number of countries, but reserved the highest rates for China. Beijing responded with its own higher rates on US imports, sparking tit-for-tat increases that peaked at 145%.
The tentative truce struck in May brought that US tariff on Chinese products down to 30%, while Beijing slashed levies on US imports to 10% and promised to lift barriers on critical mineral exports.But BBC Sport has been told he is now in line to receive further recognition for both his football career, and his contributions to British society, with the list of recipients to be published next week.
Beckham played 115 times for his country as well as for Manchester United, LA Galaxy, Paris St-Germain and AC Milan, retiring in 2013.Beckham was reportedly first nominated for a knighthood in 2011.
In 2017 several British newspapers press printed details of leaked emails in which BeckhamA spokesperson for Beckham