The phone call took place a few days before Donald Trump’s inauguration as US President
During the phone call, Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed hope for a good start in relations with the US.
“We all value mutual interaction (and) hope Sino-US relations will have a good start in the new term of the US President,” CCTV quoted Mr. Xi as saying.
After Chinese media reported on the phone call, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he and Xi Jinping would build a strong relationship.
“The call was very good for both China and the US,” AFP quoted Mr. Trump’s statement on the social network Truth Social.
“I expect we will solve many problems together, and starting immediately. We discussed trade balance, fentanyl, TikTok, and many other topics,” according to Mr. Trump .
“President Xi and I will do everything we can to make the world more peaceful and secure,” the US President-elect added.
CCTV reported that the phone call took place on the “afternoon of January 17”. Earlier on the same day, CCTV said that Chinese Vice President Han Chinh would attend Mr. Trump’s upcoming inauguration event on January 20 in Washington DC, at the invitation of the US side, according to Reuters.
In another development, the US Supreme Court ruled that the law passed by the US Congress banning TikTok or having to transfer it to the US does not violate the First Amendment on freedom of speech of the country’s Constitution. This.
The above ruling paves the way for the law to officially be implemented and TikTok will be banned on January 19 if there are no new developments.
