U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping arsenic they clasp a bilateral gathering astatine Gimhae International Airport, connected the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, successful Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025.
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President Donald Trump spoke connected the telephone with Chinese President Xi Jinping connected Monday morning, a White House authoritative confirmed to CNBC.
Specifics astir the call, including wherefore it was scheduled oregon who requested it, were not instantly clear. The White House did not supply details astir what was discussed.
But China's Foreign Ministry, successful a statement, said, "Both sides are afloat implementing the important consensus" they reached erstwhile the 2 leaders met successful Busan, South Korea, precocious past month.
That statement progressive the United States agreeing to lower tariffs connected Chinese goods, and China agreeing to intermission caller export controls connected uncommon world minerals, among different stipulations that lowered the somesthesia successful their ongoing trade war.
"China-US relations person mostly remained unchangeable and improved" since the Busan meeting, Beijing said successful the connection connected Monday.
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Trump and Xi besides discussed Ukraine, which is presently successful talks with the U.S. implicit a bid program that the Trump medication wants Kyiv to hold to by Thanksgiving.
Xi "emphasized that China supports each efforts committed to peace," according to Beijing's readout of the call.
The Chinese person besides reiterated his country's presumption that Taiwan should "return to China."
Trump said that the U.S. "understands the value of the Taiwan contented to China," the overseas ministry's connection said.
Trump besides "stated that President Xi Jinping is simply a large leader," according to the ministry.
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