It's the first known call between the two leaders since Inauguration Day — and the first time they've spoken since tariffs began ratcheting up.

While Donald Trump hailed the outcome of trade talks in London, Xi Jinping walked away with an understated strategic gain: a negotiating process that buys China time and helps defuse the threat of more harmful tariffs and technology curbs.

President Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday amid ongoing tensions and stalled negotiations between the two countries over tariffs. “I just concluded a very good phone call

President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke on Thursday, with tariff and trade talks set to resume next week. Trump said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick ...

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to further trade talks and the American leader said they cleared up disputes surrounding rare earth exports at the heart of tensions between the world’s two largest economies.