Trump says US and China to 'solve many problems' after phone call with Xi

The US president-elect said the call "was a very good one for both China and the USA".

US President-elect Donald Trump said he had a "very good" discussion on Friday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on a number of issues, including trade, fentanyl and TikTok.

Donald Trump on Friday vowed that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping would build a strong relationship after they spoke by telephone, days before the incoming US president takes power.

"The call was a very good one for both China and the USA," Trump said on his social media platform. "It is my expectation that we will solve many problems together, and starting immediately. We discussed balancing Trade, Fentanyl, TikTok, and many other subjects."

"President Xi and I will do everything possible to make the World more peaceful and safe!" he added.

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China's Xi said he hoped for a "good start" to relations with Trump's new administration, Chinese state media reported.

"We both attach great importance to mutual interaction (and) hope that China-US relations will have a good start in the new term of the US president", Xi said according to CCTV.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP)


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