Trump May Speak to China’s Xi Jinping This Week as Trade Talks Progress

‘I think they want the deal very badly,’ Trump said.

President Donald Trump walks toward Marine One as he departs the White House on his way to the Middle East on May 12, 2025. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times

President Donald Trump signaled that he may speak with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the end of the week, a further sign of progress in trade talks between the world’s two largest economies.

Following a weekend meeting in Switzerland, the United States and China have agreed to a 90-day tariff reduction, effective May 14.