Trump and Xi talk trade amid tariff standoff

Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he had a “very good phone call” with Chinese President Xi Jinping that lasted about 1½ hours.

Trump said that he and his counterpart discussed “some of the intricacies of our recently made, and agreed to, Trade Deal.”

“There should no longer be any questions respecting the complexity of Rare Earth products,” Trump said in the post. “Our respective teams will be meeting shortly at a location to be determined.”

Trump also said that Xi invited him to visit China, adding that he “reciprocated.”