Trump Says U.S. Trade Deal With China Is Done
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New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will visit China and Europe next week, meeting with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang and leaders of the European Union, the government said in a statement on Friday.
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will next week leave for his first trip to China as Prime Minister. In China, he will meet President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang in Beijing. He will also visit Shanghai and travel with a business delegation.
On June 5, U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping. It marked the first direct conversation between the two leaders since Trump began his second term — and the first since tensions sharply escalated in 2025’s U.S.-China trade war.
President Donald Trump and SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk engaged in a public feud Thursday, less than a week after the White House held a farewell press conference for Musk highlighting his contributions spearheading the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said he was scheduled to have a telephone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, according to YTN TV. Lee took office on June 4 after winning the presidency in a snap election called after the ouster of Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law attempt and has since spoken to U.
President Trump and China's Xi Jinping accepted invitations to visit each other's countries during a call about their trade dispute and tariffs.
President Trump railed against Xi Jinping in a late-night social media post days ahead of their planned call, complaining that the Chinese leader is “extremely hard to make a deal with” as trade talks stall.
Chinese President Xi Jinping told South Korean President Lee Jae-myung on Tuesday that the two countries should respect each other's core interests and major concerns, and ensure ties move forward "on the right track",
U.S. President Donald Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, on Wednesday to proclaim that a deal with China was “done,” pending final approval from himself and Chinese president Xi Jinping.