Trump: "I spoke with Xi Jinping... I'm setting the terms for negotiations"

Minseung Kang

Summary

President Donald Trump announced that he is directly conducting tariff negotiations through a phone call with President Xi Jinping.
He stated that he is setting the terms for the negotiations.
He mentioned that the specific timing of the call or the details of the negotiations were not disclosed.

President Donald Trump of the United States announced that he had a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping and is directly conducting tariff negotiations.

According to Time, a U.S. magazine, on the 25th (local time), President Trump said in a recent interview, "President Xi called me," and "I am negotiating trade with China, and I am setting the terms." However, the specific timing of the call or the details of the negotiations were not disclosed.

The interview with Time is known to have been conducted on the 22nd, suggesting that the call between President Trump and President Xi may have taken place earlier.