Trump and Xi's 'Very Good' Phone Call Ahead of Inauguration Ceremony

On Friday, January 18, Donald Trump, the President-elect of the United States, spoke on the phone with Xi Jinping, the President of China. Trump described the call as 'very good for both China and the United States' in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social. The President-elect added that he expects to 'immediately' resolve 'many' bilateral issues with the Chinese leader. According to Trump, topics discussed during the call included trade balance, fentanyl, TikTok, and many other issues. Trump emphasized that he and Xi Jinping would do everything possible to make the world a more peaceful and safer place. Concurrently with the Trump-Xi conversation, the Chinese government announced that Han Zheng, the Vice President of China, would attend the inauguration ceremony of Donald Trump, the 47th President of the United States, on Monday, January 21. A spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry stated that 'China follows the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation in reviewing and promoting its relations with the United States.' Relations between China and the U.S. have been tense in recent years, especially during Trump's first term from January 2017 to January 2021 due to disagreements over various issues. Informed sources previously told Politico, which covers Washington political news, that Taiwan intends to send a 'large delegation' to the U.S. to participate in Trump's inauguration. Trump's plan to establish the 'Foreign Revenue Service' for tariffs, the U.S. ambassador to China: Beijing should reconsider its relations with the Iranian government, the Islamic Republic's efforts to reclaim 25 million barrels of oil from Chinese ports, and the ban on U.S.-sanctioned tankers entering ports in Shandong Province, China.