Amid US-China tariff row, Donald Trump dials Xi Jinping
Posted on: Jun 05, 2025 18:40 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
chairwoman Donald ruff wheel spoke with his Chinese opposite number, Xi Jinping, on wed amid the ongoing tariff row between the two nations. This phone call marked the first direct interaction between the two leaders since Trump's ‘Liberation Day’ tariff announcement.
Taking to Truth Social, Trump stated that he has “always liked” the Chinese president but added that Jinping is “extremely hard to make a deal with.”
“I like President XI of China, always have, and always will, but he is VERY TOUGH, AND EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE A DEAL WITH!!!,” Trump posted on Wednesday on his social media site, Truth Social.
Chinese state media have also confirmed the phone call between Trump and Xi. As per a report by Xinhua, the Chinse foreign ministry stated that the conversation took place at the White House’s request. No other information has been made public regarding the conversation.
The United States and China have been locked in a series of trade negotiations after Trump announced he would be hiking the tariff rates for China to 145 percent.
China, in a tit-for-tat move, also announced high tariffs on US goods, taking the total percentage to 125 percent,
However, in May, delegations from the two countris struck a deal in Geneva which lowered US tariffs on goods from China from 145 percent to 30 percent. In exchange, China dropped its tariffs on US goods from 125 percent to 10 percent.
But since this development, trade negotiations between have stalled.
(With inputs from AP)
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