‘I can confirm that…’: BIG discussions soon between Trump and Xi this week to ease trade tensions? White House says…

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are likely to have a phone call sometime this week, according to a statement from the White House on Monday. This conversation is seen as important, especially after Trump recently accused China of not sticking to a deal aimed at lowering tariffs and easing trade rules.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt mentioned that a call between Trump and Xi could happen soon. She is the third senior official to suggest that both leaders may speak to work through disagreements over last month’s trade deal made in Geneva, along with other ongoing trade problems.

Responding to the reporter’s query, Leavitt said, “I can confirm that the two leaders will likely talk this week.” “And as always, when foreign leaders call, we will provide a readout of those calls,” she added, as per ABC News report.

Prior to this, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also shared on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that the two presidents are expected to talk shortly. One of the main issues is a disagreement over critical minerals and China’s export restrictions on them.

Trump said last Friday that he believes he and Xi will have a conversation soon. Meanwhile, China stated back in April that there had been no recent contact between the two leaders.

Last month, Scott Bessent led trade talks with China in Geneva, which brought a temporary break in the ongoing trade tensions between the U.S. and China. Despite that progress, little has changed since then. Speaking to Fox News last week, Bessent said, “There’s still a lot more to be done.”

The agreement between the two countries paused heavy tariffs for 90 days. This news boosted global stock markets. However, the deal didn’t tackle the deeper issues behind President Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on Chinese products. The U.S. has long criticized China’s government-controlled economy and its focus on boosting exports.

At the same time, a U.S. trade court decided last Wednesday that Trump had overstepped his authority by applying most of the tariffs under emergency powers. But the very next day, a federal appeals court reversed that decision, allowing the tariffs to remain for now while the case is further reviewed. The court asked both sides to respond by early June.

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