Telephone communication Donald Trump and Shi Jinping in view of the inauguration of the new US President

Telephone communication had today (17.01.2025) the elected President of the US, with the Chinese President, broadcast Chinese state television and the Xinhua news agency. Donald Trump’s phone conversation with Shi Jinping “was held on the afternoon of January 17th” featured the Chinese state news agency CCTV, without however giving more information. CORVERSE Earlier today, China announced that Shi Jinping would send Vice President Han Zheng to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20. During his first term, Donald Trump waged a relentless trade war with China, imposing high customs duties on imports coming from the second world economy. Trump threatened to impose tougher measures this time, blaming Beijing for unfair commercial practices and contributing to a devastating crisis of fentanyl in the US. ADVERSE Yesterday Thursday (16.01.2025) Beijing denounced “unwarrant attacks” against him after China was described as “the most powerful enemy and the most dangerous” for the US, by Marco Rubio, Donald Trump’s candidate for the position of Foreign Minister, during a hearing before the American Senate. “The American side must achieve the right understanding of China, stop unjustified attacks and defamation campaigns against China,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun. In December, Shi Jinping said China is willing to make dialogue and “enlarge cooperation” with the US but warned that a trade war would have “no winner”.