Chinese President Xi Jinping held phone talks Friday with US president-elect Donald Trump, Chinese state media reported. Earlier on Friday, China announced Xi would send Vice President Han Zheng to attend Trump's inauguration next week.

Both leaders were upbeat after the call, with Trump calling it “a very good one” and Mr Xi saying that trade relations can be mutually beneficial.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday he hopes for a "good start" to relations with the United States in a phone call with president-elect Donald Trump, state media reported.

China and the European Union have a robust "symbiotic" economic relationship and Beijing hopes the bloc can become "a trustworthy partner for cooperation", President Xi Jinping told European Council President Antonio Costa on Tuesday.

Both leaders were upbeat about the call, with Trump calling it 'a very good one' and Xi saying he and Trump both hoped for a positive start to U.S.-China relations.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US president-elect Donald Trump say they have had a phone call which focused on topics including TikTok, trade and fentanyl.

US President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed key issues like trade, TikTok, and Taiwan in a positive phone call that bot

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed issues including TikTok, trade and Taiwan in a phone call on Friday, just days before Trump takes office again promising tariffs that could ratchet up tensions between the world's two biggest economies.

China aims to strengthen its economic partnership with the EU, emphasizing mutual respect and sincere dialogue, according to President Xi Jinping. This comes amid rising U.S. tariffs and trade tensions.

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping said relations between China and Sri Lanka faced a “historical opportunity” to foster ties, in talks with the island nation’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Wednesday