Mr. Donald Trump had a phone call with President Xi Jinping

“I just spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping. This was a very good call with both the US and China. I expect that we will be able to solve a lot of problems together and are starting to immediately,” US President-elect Donald Trump announced on the social network Truth Social today.

He said the two leaders discussed trade issues, the opioid fentanyl, TikTok and many other topics. “President Xi and I will do everything we can to make the world more peaceful and safer,” the US President-elect emphasized.

News agency Xinhua Previously, it was briefly reported that on the afternoon of January 17, Mr.

The phone call took place after China announced that Mr. Xi would send Vice President Han Chinh to Washington to attend Mr. Trump’s inauguration on January 20. Mr. Han’s presence will mark the first time a senior Chinese leader has attended the inauguration of a US president. China has often sent ambassadors to this event in the past.

Mr. Trump launched a trade war with China during his first presidential term, imposing heavy taxes on imported goods from the world’s second largest economy. The US President-elect threatened to enact tougher measures against China during this term, accusing Beijing of unfair trade practices and contributing to the fentanyl crisis in the US.

President Xi said in December 2024 that China is ready to engage in dialogue and expand cooperation with the US, but warned that “no side will win” in the trade war.

During his testimony before the Senate on January 15, Marco Rubio, Trump’s nominee to be US secretary of state, called China “the most dangerous peer enemy the US has ever faced”. China’s Foreign Ministry later criticized Mr. Rubio’s statement.

“The US side needs to have a correct perception of China and stop unfounded attacks and smear campaigns against Beijing,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun emphasized.

Social network TikTok is nearing the deadline to cut ties with parent company ByteDance in China or be completely banned in the US. The Protecting Americans from Applications Controlled by Foreign Adversaries Act (PAFACA) that President Joe Biden signed into law in April 2024 sets this date as January 19, right before Mr. Trump took office.

President-elect Trump recently spoke out in support of TikTok, sparking speculation that he may find a way to help this application escape the ban in the US. Sheet Washington Post reported that Mr. Trump is considering signing an executive order to suspend the implementation of the ban for 60-90 days, but it is unclear on what legal basis it will be based.