Relations between the world’s two largest economies stabilised after Xi (left) and Trump (right) reached a one-year trade truce in South Korea last year. - AFP
BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump held talks over the phone on Wednesday (Feb 4), according to state media Xinhua News Agency.
No further details were provided in the Xinhua report. Their talks came hours after the Chinese leader spoke with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.
Relations between the world’s two largest economies have stabilised after Xi and Trump reached a one-year trade truce in South Korea last year. The two leaders are slated to meet four times this year, with a summit potentially coming as soon as April.
Still, Trump’s recent actions in countries allied with China, such as Venezuela and Iran, have threatened to test that fragile peace.
The US president has criticised Canada for reaching an agreement with Beijing on trade matters and has moved to bolster alternative supplies of rare earths to loosen China’s grip on critical minerals. - Bloomberg
