ALBAWABA- U.S. President Donald Trump said he held a “very good” phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, describing the conversation as a continuation of their “highly successful” meeting in South Korea three weeks earlier.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the two leaders discussed the Ukraine–Russia war, fentanyl precursor controls, and U.S. agricultural exports, including soybeans. He credited the exchange with advancing a “very important deal” for American farmers and said bilateral relations remained “extremely strong.”
According to the White House and China’s Xinhua News Agency, both sides confirmed that the call set the stage for reciprocal state visits.
Trump accepted Xi’s invitation to visit Beijing in April and extended an invitation for a U.S. visit later in the year. Officials said the dialogue reflects a period of renewed stability in U.S.-China relations following the leaders’ October 30 talks in Busan during the APEC summit, their first face-to-face meeting since 2019.
In Busan, Trump and Xi reached a trade truce that included U.S. tariff reductions on Chinese imports and China’s pledge to resume large-scale soybean purchases after a steep decline earlier in 2025.
Beijing also agreed to delay export restrictions on certain rare earth minerals vital to U.S. technology and defense industries. Trump hailed the outcome as an “amazing” breakthrough.
Xi reiterated China’s call for “peace at the root” in Ukraine, while Western governments continue to accuse Beijing of supporting Moscow through industrial supplies.
On fentanyl, Xi pledged stricter controls on precursor chemicals that U.S. officials say fuel a drug crisis, causing more than 100,000 deaths annually.
Taiwan also featured prominently in the call, with Xi describing reunification as a long-term priority and urging Washington to avoid actions that heighten tensions.
