U.S. Officials Say Trump, Xi To Speak 'Soon'

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U.S. President Donald Trump will speak to Chinese President Xi Jinping "soon," according to U.S. officials. It comes after Trump said China wasn't sticking to an agreement the two sides reached in Geneva that de-escalated a growing tariff war. Beijing says it's the U.S. that has violated the agreement by continuing to ramp up restrictions on technology exports to China.

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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping could speak soon,

00:05as the two sides look to overcome trade issues.

00:08U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant told CBS that the phone call would help resolve sticking

00:12points in the two countries' relationship.

00:15Besant said China had not stuck to the terms of the Geneva agreement that saw both sides

00:19walk back in escalating terror for, calling out Beijing for withholding essential products.

00:24Beijing has denied breaking the terms of the agreement, saying it's the U.S. that has

00:28continued to put new limits on technology sold to China while revoking visas for Chinese students.

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