Chinese President Xi Jinping and U. S. -elected President Donald Trump held their first interviews in four years on Friday.
According to Trump, he spoke with Xi about TikTok, just hours before the Supreme upheld a law set to ban the social media platform in the United States in less than 48 hours.
Trump said on his Truth Social platform: “It is my expectation that we will solve many problems together, and starting immediately.”
“We have discussed the balance of trade, fentanyl, tiktok and many other issues. President XI and I will do everything we can to make the world more non-violent and safe!”
The call between Trump and XI on Friday occurred just before the Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Friday to ratify a federal law that prohibits Tiktok unless its parent company based in China, Bytedance, sells the application until Sunday. The judges decided that the links of the application with China pose significant risks for national security, which exceed considerations on freedom of expression for Tiktok and its 170 million US users.
A sale of TikTok does not appear imminent. While existing users will retain access to the app after the law takes effect on January 19, new downloads will be prohibited, and updates will cease to be available. The Justice Department noted in court filings that this will eventually render the app inoperable.
The decision marks a significant escalation in U.S. efforts to address security concerns tied to foreign-owned technology platforms.
The appeal also comes amid statements by the Chinese government that she “forced” the expansion of nuclear weapons as the U. S. manager has issued a caution regarding China’s weapons of mass destruction program.
The diffuser of the State of China Central Television (CCTV) showed that the verbal exchange between Trump and XI had taken its position “on the night of January 17”, more main points about the discussion were not exempt from delay.
During his first term, Trump took a difficult stance vis-à-vis China, sparking a protracted industrial war that imposed heavy price lists on Chinese imports and reshaped economic relations between the world’s two largest economies.
Trump threatened to impose 60% customs tariffs on all Chinese imports into the United States. But in the future he also altered his relations with XI and warned that China could simply arbitrate foreign crises such as the war in Ukraine.
The phone call marks a notable moment of engagement between the two leaders.
Trump said in an interview granted in December to Meet The Press who had communicated with XI since he won the elections. Trump said in the interview that he had “very good relations” with the Chinese leader. He said they had not argued about Taiwan but had discussed other issues.
CCTV said in a press release: “We are in conditions of discussion and communication with the new US government, to administer very well disputes, expand mutually favorable cooperation and to jointly announce the stable, healthy and lasting progression of Chinese relationships -stadounanses “
“China has looked at and evolved China-U. S. relations. In accordance with the principles of mutual respect, non-violent coexistence and win-win cooperation. “
Beijing announced today before XI sent Vice President Han Zheng to establish China at Trump’s inauguration on Monday, January 20.
This is a developing news story and will be updated with additional information.
Update: 01/17/25, 11:03 AM: This article has been updated with more information.
Barney Henderson is Newsweek’s Content Editor, based in London, U.K. Barney joined Newsweek from The Times of London, and previously worked for The Daily Telegraph of London for 13 years, and The Hindustan Times in Mumbai, India. He is a graduate of both King’s College, London, with an MA in Terrorism, Security & Society, and Nottingham University, with a BA in History. You can get in touch with Barney by emailing [email protected].