U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had a “very productive” phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, focusing on efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine and strengthen bilateral cooperation.
Trump said both leaders agreed to meet in October at the APEC Summit in South Korea to continue discussions.
“I just finished a very productive call with President Xi of China. We made progress on many important issues, including trade, fentanyl, the need to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, and the approval of the TikTok deal,” Trump stated.
The U.S. president also confirmed plans to visit China early next year and to host Xi Jinping in the United States “at a convenient time.”
Despite public calls for peace, Kyiv has accused Beijing of directly supporting Moscow’s war efforts, providing economic lifelines and allegedly supplying dual-use goods and military technology, claims Beijing denies.
Earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un joined Xi in Beijing for a large-scale military parade marking the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II.
Trump has repeatedly threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on China over imports of Russian oil, though he has not yet enforced them.
