Both sides said they spoke on Jan. 17, days before Trump's inauguration and Trump has repeatedly said that he had spoken to Xi since taking office on Jan. 20.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday held talks with U.S. President Donald Trump by phone, China's state-run news agency Xinhua reported, as bilateral relations have been strained by trade ...

Trump and Xi previously spoke on Jan. 17, prior to the U.S. president's inauguration. Ahead of the latest call, Trump praised Xi in a social media post that also betrayed his frustration.

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday agreed to further trade talks aimed at resolving disputes over tariffs and supplies of rare earth minerals at the heart of ...

President Donald Trump said he spoke Thursday with China’s leader, Xi Jinping, breaking the monthslong silence between the two leaders. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that U.S. and ...

In the early hours of Wednesday, Donald Trump declared that Xi Jinping was “VERY TOUGH, AND EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE A DEAL WITH!!!” Some 36 hours later, the US leader said he got what he wanted ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke on Thursday in a phone call intended to hash out differences on tariffs that have roiled the global economy, according to China's ...

For months, President Donald Trump has suggested his personal relationship with China’s Xi Jinping will be what unlocks the world’s most consequential trade dispute. Yet he hasn’t been able ...

“I like President XI of China, always have, and always will, but he is VERY TOUGH, AND EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE A DEAL WITH!!!” Trump posted on Truth Social at around 2:17 a.m. Washington time.