President Donald Trump speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping as Xi arrives for dinner at the start of their summit at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, Florida, US, April 6, 2017.
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President-elect Donald Trump He said that he spoke by phone with the Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday about Tik TokFentanyl, trading and more.
Trump said in press statements: “The call was very good for both China and the United States.” Truth is a social function.
The president-elect, who is scheduled to take office, said, “I expect that we will solve many problems together, and that we will begin immediately.” He was sworn in on monday.
“We discussed balancing trade with fentanyl, TikTok, and many other topics. President Xi and I will do our best to make the world more peaceful and safe!” Trump wrote.
Xi said after the call that he and Trump expressed hope for greater progress in US-China relations, Reuters reported, citing state broadcaster CCTV.
Trump's conversation with Xi about TikTok came shortly before supreme court It upheld a federal law that would effectively ban the popular video-sharing app in the United States
The law is scheduled to take effect on Sunday. It is unclear how Trump, who credited TikTok with helping him defeat the vice president, fared Kamala Harris In the November 5 election, he will deal with the impending ban.
