Trump and China's Xi hold call amid trade dispute
· Yahoo NewsWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has spoken by phone to his China counterpart, Xi Jinping, Chinese state media said, amid a trade fight in which the world's two largest economies have used tit-for-tat tariffs to create space for negotiations.
Xinhua news agency said in a June 5 statement that the two leaders spoke but provided no further details on the call, which prompted a jump in U.S. stock futures.
The Chinese embassy in Washington did not immediately response to a request for comment. Neither did the White House.
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Trump's administration had said a call was likely to take place without specifying when. The White House declined earlier in the week to say what the leaders would discuss, though tariffs and new U.S. visa restrictions on Chinese students seeking to study in the United States were expected to be topics.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Trump and China's Xi hold call amid trade dispute