US-China Relations

Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Calls US President Trump His Friend

Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Calls US President Trump His Friend
U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping arrive at a state dinner at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. Reuters/Thomas Peter
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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Chinese leader Xi Jinping on June 7 called U.S. President Donald Trump his friend and said he believed the United States was not interested in rupturing economic ties with China.

Speaking in the Russian city of St. Petersburg at an economic forum, Xi said there were strong trade and investment connections between China and the United States.

Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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