In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump described the call as “a very good one” for the United States and China and said the two discussed issues such as balancing trade, fentanyl, TikTok and “many other subjects.”
“It is my expectation that we will solve many problems together, and starting immediately,” Trump wrote in the post. “President Xi and I will do everything possible to make the World more peaceful and safe!”
Chinese state media said Xi congratulated Trump on his election victory during the call and said both he and the president-elect have great aspirations for the development of U.S.-China relations over the next four years.
“We both attach great importance to our interactions with each other, we both hope that U.S.-China relations will get off to a good start in the American President’s new term, and we both are willing to push China-U.S. relations forward to make greater progress from a new starting point,” Xi said in a readout published by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Xi said while there will be differences between Beijing and Washington, the key is to “respect each other’s core interests and major concerns and to find a proper solution to the problem.”
Xi urged Trump to handle the Taiwan issue “carefully.” Beijing claims that democratic Taiwan is part of its territory and has threatened to use force if necessary to unify the island with China.
According to the Chinese readout, Xi and Trump also exchanged views on the Ukraine War, the conflict between Israel and Palestinians, and other major international and regional issues.
