President-elect Donald Trump has spoken to China’s leader Xi Jinping for the first time since leaving the White House in 2021.
The Trump-XE phone call intervened a few hours before the Supreme Court on Friday showed a U. S. law banning Tiktok from Sunday. He also took a position 3 days before the inauguration of the former president on January 20.
China’s Xinhua News Agency said the two leaders discussed issues ranging from Taiwan to trade, and exchanged views on the Russia-Ukraine crisis and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social, that the so -called “very intelligent for China and the United States. “
“I hope to solve many problems in combination and start immediately,” Trump wrote. “We argue to balance trade, fentanil, the Tiktok and many other issues. President XI and I will do everything imaginable so that the global is not more violent and safe!”
On Thursday, China announced it will send Vice President Han Zheng to attend Trump’s inauguration next week, as Xi’s special representative. Beijing said it hopes the two sides can properly manage differences to promote healthy bilateral ties.