President Trump had a 'friendly' phone call with President Xi, a deal could be reached

In an interview broadcast on Fox News on January 23 (US time), President Donald Trump said he had a friendly phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and that if possible, he would not want to use tariffs against China.

President Trump said his phone call with President Xi was amicable and the new White House occupant believes a trade deal with China is possible.

"The phone call went well. It was a friendly conversation," President Trump recounted the phone call, as reported by Xinhua News Agency on the afternoon of January 17.

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"I can do that," Trump replied when asked about the possibility of reaching a trade deal with China following his Trump-Xi phone call.

Trump said he did not want to use tariffs against the Beijing government, but called tariffs a powerful tool if needed against an adversary like China.

Speaking remotely at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 23, President Trump said he wanted the trade relationship between the US and China to achieve balance, according to Reuters.

Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone with Donald Trump a few days before Trump's inauguration as US President.

Observers noted that Trump took a more conciliatory approach towards China during the first week of his second term. And global stock markets breathed a temporary sigh of relief.

Reuters reported that stock markets reacted positively to Trump's comments. Reuters also reported that Chinese and Hong Kong stocks rose in Friday's trading session on January 24th.

Specifically, China's CSI300 index rose 1% by midday on January 24, while the Shanghai Composite index increased 0.7%. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 1.9%.

The MSCI Asia -Pacific index (excluding Japan) also rose slightly to 0.6% following comments from the new White House occupant about the possibility of reaching a trade agreement with China.

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