President Donald Trump held a phone call with China President Xi Jinping, Chinese media outlet Xinhua reported. The call was initiated by Trump, Beijing's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a subsequent statement.

President Donald Trump spoke with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday morning about their ongoing trade war, with Trump saying the two leaders agreed to have their teams resume talks “shortly.” Trump wrote on Truth Social that the call lasted about 90 minutes and focused “almost entirely on trade,

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping had agreed to restart the flow of rare earth minerals and magnets to the United States. Asked directly by a reporter aboard Air Force One whether Xi had agreed to do so,

A potential trade deal between the world’s top two economies hinges on Donald Trump and Xi Jinping overcoming core differences in their negotiation styles, former acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney said.