Xi Jinping and Trump held a phone conversation
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President-elect Donald Trump held a telephone conversation. This was reported by Xinhua news agency on January 17.
"Xi Jinping held a telephone conversation with Trump," the report said.
According to the Associated Press (AP), the Chinese leader will skip the inauguration of the US president-elect on January 20. It is specified that Xi Jinping will send his deputy Han Zheng to the event as a special representative.
The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on January 4 that Sino-US relations under Trump's presidency could improve if he fulfills his "goodwill intentions."
Meanwhile, Denis Denisov, an expert at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, shared with Izvestia on December 13, 2024, that Washington and Beijing may tighten mutual sanctions after Trump's inauguration. According to him, it is more likely that the countries' relations will worsen.
