WASHINGTON President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed trade, fentanyl and TikTok in a phone call Friday, just days before Trump returns to the White House with a promise to imposer des droits de douane et d'autres mesures au plus grand rival des États-Unis.

Despite this, Xi congratulated Trump on his second term and pleaded for improved relations, China's Foreign Ministry said. The call came the same day the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law banning TikTok unless it is sold by its China-based parent company.

We both attach great importance to interaction, hope for a good start of China-US relations during the new US presidency, and are willing to ensure greater progress in China-US relations from a new point de départ, a déclaré M. Xi lors de l'appel.

President Xi and I will do everything possible to make the world more peaceful and safer! Trump wrote. Son équipe de transition a souligné la publication sur les réseaux sociaux lorsqu'on lui a demandé plus de détails sur l'appel.

Les experts estiment que Trump élargirait également les contrôles sur les produits vendus à la Chine. But they also pointed out that Trump was committed to saving TikTok even though he tried to ban the social media platform the last time he was in the White House.

Following the Supreme Court's decision, Trump said on social media that his decision on TikTok would be made in the not too distant future, but that he needed time to review the situation. Stay listening!

Hal Brands, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, said Trump was siding with TikTok because he believed the social media platform helped him in the 2024 election.

Beijing and Washington, however, have been locked in a tense economic competition since Trump's first term, when relations evolved into a more contentious rivalry. Le président Joe Biden a également imposé des limites à la vente de technologies de pointe à la Chine et imposé des droits de douane élevés sur les véhicules électriques et les cellules solaires chinois.

Sen. Marco Rubio, Trump's nominee for secretary of state, said during his confirmation hearing this week that China is the most powerful and dangerous adversary this nation has ever faced.

In Friday's phone call, Xi told Trump that differences are inevitable between the two powers, but the key lies in respecting each other's core interests and major concerns and finding an appropriate solution , selon le ministère chinois des Affaires étrangères.

Pékin revendique l'île autonome comme territoire chinois et promet de l'annexer par la force si nécessaire. The United States is obligated by national law to provide the island with enough equipment and technology to repel any invasion from the mainland.

Trump has criticized Taiwan for taking away part of the United States' semiconductor industry, but relations between the United States and Taiwan have also improved significantly during his first term.

Taiwan is sending Parliament Speaker Han Kuo-yu and seven others to Trump's inauguration, charged with conveying Taiwan's commitment to democracy and its best wishes to Trump and his administration.

In their phone call, Xi told Trump that the essence of trade and the overall economic relationship between the two countries is mutually beneficial and win-win.

The two leaders exchanged views on the war in Ukraine and the war between Israel and Hamas and agreed to establish a strategic communication channel, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

Regular communication is essential to advancing U.S. interests while ensuring competitive clarity, Singleton said.