Trump said China likes Xi very much

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he has “always had a great relationship” with Chinese President Xi Jinping and looks forward to “getting along with China.”

“There will be a very good relationship” between the US and China, the president said in a virtual interview At the World Economic Forum, According to the White House reading.

“All we want is justice. We just want a level playing field,” Trump said. “But I really like President Xi. I’ve always liked him.”

The newly appointed president said earlier this week that he can China has increased tariffs on goods by 10% February 1 at the earliest. The White House also announced on Monday plans to investigate China for actions harmful to US trade. During the election campaign, Trump imposed tariffs Above 60% In Chinese goods.

Separately, Trump said in a stateside Fox News interview on Thursday that while he would prefer not to impose tariffs on China, tariff threats have “great power” over China.

The blue-chip CSI 300 index rose nearly 1% to welcome Trump’s latest remarks. The offshore yuan rose 0.67% to 7.2389 against the US dollar, its strongest level since late November, according to LSEG data. The closely watched onshore yuan also gained 0.61% to 7.2445.

There is also China recently reiterated his willingness to negotiate with Washington. The Commerce Department said it is in constant contact with “appropriate” US economic and trade authorities.

Ministry spokesman He Yadong said on Thursday that “China is ready to work with the United States to move bilateral economic and trade relations to a stable, healthy and sustainable direction” based on “mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win”. cooperation”.

The two leaders met phone call last Friday to discuss TikTok, fentanyl, and trade, which Trump calls “very good.” The Reading of the Chinese side he did not mention the social media app, but said Xi called for cooperation and considered the two countries’ economic ties to be mutually beneficial.

Trump has dragged sales of the social media app TikTok into tariff talks with China as the app faces legal threats from the state. The president helped prevent the program from being shut down With a temporary reprieve delaying the implementation of the ban imposed in the United States for 75 days.

In signing the order, Trump offered US investors to own half of TikTok’s business in the country if the app remained online. He was toyed with the idea of ​​introducing tariffs To China if Beijing blocks TikTok from getting a US partner.

Speaking in front of the world leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland, Trump said that there is no “fair relationship” between the United States and China in terms of trade and that the United States will try to prevent a “total” trade deficit with China.

The US trade deficit with China was more than $270 billion between January and November 2024, compared with a deficit of more than $280 billion in 2023. US government statistics. The deficit was about $308 billion in 2020 — Trump’s last full year in office.

The president also said he hopes to work with China to end the Russia-Ukraine war. “I hope that China can help us stop the war, especially with Russia-Ukraine. And they have a lot of authority in this situation and we will work with them.”

As Trump takes office on Monday, Chinese leader Xi spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin In a video call, the two leaders promised to deepen their strategic ties.