PNN – US President-elect Donald Trump announced his contact with Chinese President Xi Jinping through envoys and said that the two sides will probably get along very well.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network from Reuters news agency, Trump, who made these statements in an interview with Hugh Hewitt, the conservative host of the “Talk Show” program, added: We have spoken. We have spoken through their emissaries.
In this interview, he described Xi as a strong and powerful man who is respected in China.
The president-elect of the United States also continued: And I think we’ll probably get along pretty well, I predict.
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He went on to repeat the accusations that China has “stolen” the US economy, adding: But you know, it has to be a two-way street.
On the other hand, Gu Jiakun, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, in his press conference on Tuesday, evaluated Trump’s statements as “very important” and added, referring to mutual respect and “win-win” cooperation between the two sides: China is willing to develop healthy and stable economic and trade relations with America.
He then noted that China and the United States have maintained communication through various means, without confirming any exchange of views between the two sides through the envoy.
Reuters has recalled that Trump, who took power in the United States for the second time since January 20, invited Xi to his inauguration ceremony, but observers consider the Chinese president’s company in this ceremony unlikely. Especially since Trump has appointed a large number of anti-Chinese figures to key positions in his cabinet; Including Senator Marco Rubio as Secretary of State.
The president-elect of the United States has announced that he will impose 10 percent more tariffs on goods imported from China, unless Beijing takes more measures to prevent the smuggling of the drug “fentanyl” into the United States. During his election campaign, he had threatened China with a 60% tariff.