Trump discusses trade and TikTok ban in phone call with Xi Jinping

The call came the same day that the US Supreme Court backed a law banning TikTok unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company.

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00:00Days ahead of his inauguration, and amid vows to impose tariffs on America's biggest rival,

00:07U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has spoken with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

00:11According to the Chinese foreign ministry, both leaders discussed trade and TikTok in

00:16a phone call on Friday, the same day that the U.S. Supreme Court backed a law banning

00:20TikTok.

00:21China's foreign ministry said President Xi congratulated Trump on his second term and

00:27pushed for improved ties.

00:29Meanwhile, an eight-member delegation from Taiwan departed for the U.S. on Saturday to

00:33attend Trump's inauguration ceremony.

00:36The delegation said they were focusing on strengthening U.S.-Taiwan relations as Beijing

00:41claims the self-governed island and vows to annex it by force if necessary.

00:47During the last four years, the U.S. under Joe Biden engaged in a measured approach over

00:52Taiwan.

00:53U.S.-Taiwan relations significantly improved during Trump's first term in office.

00:59What do you think?

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