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Trump and Xi break the ice
Leaders speak on phone amid simmering trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies
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Leaders speak on phone amid simmering trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies
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Trump and Xi break the ice
Leaders speak on phone amid simmering trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies
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Trump and Xi talk soya beans and Taiwan, continuing to lower temperature in wake of meeting in South Korea last month.

Though much remains to be resolved in the world’s most important relationship

US and Chinese officials will also hold talks this week about escalation in trade tensions

Conversation between US and Chinese presidents comes as Washington debates sale of more advanced AI chips

President Donald Trump spoke by phone to China's Xi Jinping amid a dispute over a trade agreement that saw tit-for-tat tariffs…

Recent AI advancements have prompted renewed dialogue between the U.S. and China on how to prevent worst-case scenarios.

Xi talks with Trump over phone — Xinhua