![[FILES] This combination of pictures created on 17 January 2025 shows China's President Xi Jinping in Macau on 19 December 2024 and US President-elect Donald Trump in Washington, DC on 13 November 2024.
Chinese President Xi Jinping held phone talks on 17 January 2025, with US president-elect Donald Trump, Chinese state media reported. CCTV said the phone call happened "on the evening of 17 January", without providing any immediate further details.](https://images.assettype.com/tribune/2025-02-04/dha7bog3/00036UC3YG.jpg?w=200&auto=format&q=70&rect=73%2C0%2C878%2C576&h=131&fit=crop)
Trump, China's Xi set to speak on tariff battle
US President Trump and China's Xi Jinping to discuss escalating tariff battle in a phone call, following new trade levies. Markets brace for volatility.
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