Trump Talks With Chinese President Xi, Says Leaders Will Make World 'More Peaceful' | News about Donald Trump

“I expect that we will solve many problems together,” says the future US president after a conversation with Xi Jinping.

United States President-elect Donald Trump said he had a “good” phone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping, suggesting Washington and Beijing will work to resolve various issues in the future.

Friday's call came three days before Trump vowed to impose tariffs as high as 60 percent Chinese import — returns to the White House.

Trump's trade policies could worsen already strained relations between the US and China. High tariffs on Chinese goods could raise prices for American consumers, hurt the Chinese economy and trigger a trade war between the two countries.

But the incoming US president expressed optimism about the future of relations with China.

“I expect that we will solve many problems together and start immediately. We discussed balancing trade, fentanyl, TikTok and many other topics,” Trump wrote on the social network post.

“President Xi and I will do our best to make the world more peaceful and safe.

Last year, the US Congress passed a bill to ban the video platform TikTok, which is owned by a Chinese parent company, citing alleged concerns about privacy and content manipulation.

But Trump aides suggest the president-elect is evaluation of options to save the popular platform from a federal ban.

Relations between Beijing and Washington have soured over multiple points of tension in recent years, including trade issues, the status of Taiwanclaims to the South China Sea and continued US pressure to limit Chinese influence in the Asia-Pacific region.

During his first term, Trump focused competition with China on his foreign policy, often complaining that Beijing's trade policies were unfair.

Washington has a significant trade deficit with Beijing. Last year, Chinese exports to the U.S. totaled about $401 billion, while U.S. imports totaled $130 billion.

Trump's successor, Joe Biden, also prioritized competition with China and sought to deepen the US relations with allies in the Asia-Pacific region.

Over the past two years, the US has accused China of cyberattacks and drone strikes spy balloon over the country, accusations Beijing has denied.

In the latest US National Security Strategy — a document drawn up every four years outlining the country's international interests — the Biden administration called Beijing Washington's “most serious geopolitical challenge.”

He added that the US is “in the middle of a strategic competition to shape the future of the international order”.

Trump has appointed many China hawks to his new administration, including the appointment of Sen Marco Rubio — who is under Chinese sanctions — to be his secretary of state, America's top diplomat.

During a Senate hearing earlier this week, Rubio called China the “biggest threat” to U.S. prosperity.

“If we don't change course, we're going to live in (a) world where a lot of what's important to us on a daily basis from our security to our health will depend on whether or not the Chinese allow us to have it,” he said .

However, US and Chinese officials often stress that they are not looking another cold war.

“We view and manage Sino-US relations in accordance with the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation put forward by President Xi Jinping, and resolutely protect our own sovereignty, security and development interests,” the Chinese foreign ministry said. spokesman Guo Jakun told reporters on Thursday.