United States: Before taking office, Donald Trump spoke with Xi Jinping about mutual tensions

United States: Before taking office, Donald Trump spoke with Xi Jinping about mutual tensions

The elected Republican spoke by telephone with his Asian counterpart and they discussed common agenda items. “President Xi and I will do everything possible to make the world more peaceful and secure!” said the Republican.

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Looking ahead to his inauguration on January 20, with the attendance of multiple personalities, the president-elect of United States Donald Trump maintained a rapprochement with the Chinese president Xi Jinping during a telephone conversation this Friday. Both men will lead the two largest world powers this year and the Republican said that he hopes that together they can “solve many problems”: they talked, among other topics, about the TikTok platform.

The call occurred “on the afternoon of January 17”indicated the Chinese state channel CCTV without further details. Trump said he hopes the United States and China will solve “many problems together”in relation to the topics of trade, fentanyl and TikTok. The Supreme Court of the United States today validated the law that contemplates the ban of this Chinese social network.

The China-United States call

The call was very good for both China and the United States. I have the expectation that we will solve many problems together and starting immediately. We talk about balancing trade, fentanyl, TikTok and many other topics,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social social network.

“President Xi and I We will do everything we can to make the world more peaceful and safe!”, held. “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 American president,” Xi said after the dialogue, according to CCTV.

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Trump maintained a tense relationship with the eastern country, after a bitter trade war during his first term.

Trump maintained a tense relationship with the eastern country, after a bitter trade war during his first term.

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The dialogue occurred after China will announce this Friday that Xi would send Vice President Han Zheng to the inauguration ceremony of Trump on his behalf, an unprecedented fact. “We are willing to work with the new United States government to improve dialogue and communication and find the right way for the two countries to get along,” said the Chinese Foreign Ministry in a statement.

Relationship with China in his first term

Trump maintained a tense relationship with the eastern country, after a bitter trade war during his first term. In it he imposed duty on imports of its products and this time threatens to impose more severe measures, with accusations of unfair trade practices against Beijing. He also blamed him for a fentanyl crisis in the United States.

Inauguration of Donald Trump: which political figures will attend and who is invited

Among the attendees stand out billionaires and they are also invited former presidents and leaders of the world. Among the prominent politicians are Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

According to NBC News, Trump would have also invited the Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele already the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloniwho confirmed attendance.

The Chinese president, Xi Jinpingwill send his vice president as an official envoy while the former Brazilian president charged Jair Bolsonaro The French far-right politician was denied permission by the Brazilian justice system to attend Eric Zemmour and his partner, the member of the European Parliament Sarah Knafowere also invited but there are doubts about their attendance.

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