On one side is China, on the other side is China's arch-rival, the United States. Although they have long considered each other enemies, they are now talking to each other on the phone for business purposes.
China vs. US phone call
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have spoken by phone on a number of important issues, including Taiwan and bilateral trade. Relations between the two countries (US-China) have been showing new momentum since the two leaders met in South Korea last month. And this call took place on Monday morning. Hours after the conversation,
President Trump said he had a “great” call with Xi Jinping. The two discussed the war in Ukraine, stopping the trafficking of the fentanyl drug and making a deal for farmers. Trump also praised the “very strong” relationship between the two countries. The US president said he and Xi Jinping have both invited each other to visit their countries. “Now we can focus on the big things…
we agreed that it is important for us to communicate more often and I am eager to do that.” Now we can focus on the big things… we agreed that it is important for us to communicate more often and I am eager to do that. The US president also said he had been invited to visit China in April next year. He had accepted. Xi will visit the United States later that year.
Trump did not mention the talks on Taiwan. However, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Xi told Trump that returning control of the island to China was an “integral part of the post-war international order.” Xi spoke to Trump by phone at a time when China is locked in a dispute with Japan over the future of the island of Taiwan. The autonomous region of Taiwan is considered part of China’s territory. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently said that if Taiwan is attacked, the Japanese military could intervene militarily. According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry,
Trump told Xi that while the US does not officially recognize Taiwan as a state, it understands how important the Taiwan question is to China as the island’s most important partner and arms supplier. Xi spoke to Trump by phone at a time when China is locked in a dispute with Japan over the future of the island of Taiwan, which China considers part of its territory.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi recently said that Japan's military could intervene militarily if Taiwan is attacked. The call also comes as the Trump administration is trying to end the Ukraine-Russia war, a conflict China has maintained a neutral stance on. China's Foreign Ministry said Xi said in the call that he supports "all efforts conducive to peace" and hopes the crisis can be resolved "from the grassroots level."
The two leaders' conversation came about a month after their meeting in Busan, South Korea, where the two leaders met amid a trade war that has rattled global markets. They agreed on the framework for a trade deal in October. Under the deal, Beijing agreed to suspend export restrictions on key minerals for a year. Washington said it would reduce import tariffs on Chinese goods;
and Beijing would increase purchases of soybeans from U.S. farmers. Trump said yesterday that he had discussed “fentanyl, soybeans and other agricultural products” with the Chinese president. “We have reached a good and very important agreement for our great farmers. The benefits will grow over time,” Trump wrote, but he did not provide details.
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