Trump and Xi discuss Iran as US pushes China and | Political News

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he had spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping about the continued state of affairs with Iran, in a call that reportedly coated a number of topics. 

Taking to this Truth Social media platform, the president touted his “excellent” telephone dialog. “I have just completed an excellent telephone conversation with President Xi, of China,” Trump wrote. “It was a long and thorough call, where many important subjects were discussed, including Trade, Military, the April trip that I will be making to China (which I very much look forward to!), Taiwan, the War between Russia/Ukraine, and the current situation with Iran.”

Trump also touted that they mentioned buying oil and gasoline from the U.S., and that China is contemplating extra purchases of agricultural merchandise, including lifting the Soybean rely to 20 million tons for the current season. Trump added to his post that China has dedicated 25 million tons of beans for next season.

According to the president, the pair also mentioned the supply of airplane engines and “various other topics.” Trump said every subject mentioned was “all very positive.”

“The relationship with China, and my personal relationship with President Xi, is an extremely good one, and we both realize how important it is to keep it that way,” the president touted. “I believe that there will be many positive results achieved over the next three years of my Presidency having to do with President Xi, and the People’s Republic of China!”

The Associated Press reported that a readout of the call supplied by the Chinese authorities was an identical to what the president said. One obvious distinction was the fact that the assertion made no point out of Trump’s anticipated April go to to Beijing.

Trump’s call with Beijing comes days after the president warned the U.Okay. that making a deal with China could possibly be “very dangerous.” During an look at the Kennedy Center for the premiere of the “Melania” movie on Thursday, Trump responded to questions about the U.Okay.’s dedication to increasing business ties with China.

“Well, it’s very dangerous for them to do that, and it’s even more dangerous,” he told reporters. “I feel, for Canada to get into business with China. Canada is just not doing effectively. They’re doing very poorly, and you possibly can’t look at China as the reply.”

“I know China very well. I know President Xi is a friend of mine,” he added. “I know him very well. But that’s a, that’s a big hurdle to go over when you get Canada.”

It was reported that Prime Minister Keir Starmer appeared ready to entertain the Communist Party chief after the pair met in China on a earlier work journey. However, it ought to be famous that the invitation has yet to materialize, as 5 members of parliament stay blocked from coming into China.

Starmer and Xi held “warm” talks in Beijing on Thursday, indicating an bettering relationship between China and the UK. President Xi’s last journey to the UK was in 2015, when he loved a pint at a local pub with then-Prime Minister David Cameron.

“I think the PM has been clear that a reset relationship with China, that it’s no longer in an ice age, is beneficial to British people and British business,” A spokesperson for the prime minister said. “I’m not going to get ahead of future engagements, we’ll set those out in the normal way.”