Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun’s statement comes after Trump, in an interview with Time magazine last week, said that Xi had called him
Cars wait to be loaded onto a ship at Taicang Port in China. Pic/AFP
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday rejected US President Donald Trump’s claim that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping had called him, reiterating that no talks were held between the two nations to resolve the tariff war, CNN reported.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun’s statement comes after Trump, in an interview with Time magazine last week, said that Xi had called him. While addressing a regular news conference, Guo Jiakun said, “As far as I know, there has been no recent phone call between the two heads of state. I want to reiterate that China and the US are not engaged in consultations or negotiations on the tariff issue.”
China has continued to take a tough public stance on the trade war even as Trump softened his tone last week. Referring to Xi in the Time magazine interview published on Friday, Trump said, “He’s called. And I don’t think that’s a sign of weakness on his behalf.” As per publicly available records, Xi and Trump last spoke on January 17.
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