Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump in a phone call, expressing hope that the relations between their two countries would be more harmonious as they work together toward global peace but at the same time "respecting each other's core interests,

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed issues including TikTok, trade and Taiwan in a phone call on Friday, just days before Trump takes office again promising tariffs that could ratchet up tensions between the world's two biggest economies.

Donald Trump said he held a “very good” phone call with China’s President Xi Jinping, as the US-President elect prepares to return to the White House next week.