President Trump has 'friendly' phone call with President Xi, deal possible

In an interview broadcast by Fox News on January 23 (US time), President Donald Trump said he had a friendly phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and if possible he would not want to use tariffs on China.

President Trump said the phone call with Mr. Xi was friendly and the new White House owner believes a trade agreement with China is possible.

"The call went well. It was a friendly conversation," President Trump recounted the call, reported by Xinhua on the afternoon of January 17.

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"I can do it," Mr. Trump replied to a question about the possibility of reaching an agreement with China on trade issues after the Trump-Xi phone call.

Mr. Trump said he did not want to use tariffs against the Beijing government, but called tariffs a powerful tool if necessary to apply to an opponent like China.

Speaking remotely at the World Economic Forum in Davos (Switzerland) on January 23, President Trump said he wanted the trade relationship between the US and China to achieve balance, according to Reuters.

Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone with Donald Trump days before Trump took office as US President.

Observers say Trump has been soft on China in the first week of his second term. And global stock markets have temporarily breathed a sigh of relief.

Reuters reported that the stock market reacted positively to Mr. Trump's comments. Reuters reported that Chinese and Hong Kong stocks rose in the trading session on the last day of the week on January 24.

Specifically, China's CSI300 index increased by 1% by noon on January 24, while the Shanghai Composite index increased by 0.7%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index increased by 1.9%.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia- Pacific regions outside Japan also edged up 0.6% after the new White House owner's comments about the possibility of reaching a trade deal with China.

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