This is the third direct telephone conversation between the 11th and Trump from the beginning of the second term of the President of the United States.
In a recent interview with Fox News television, Trump expressed the hope that thanks to the conversation there would be a “final” decision of Tiktok, and added that his relations with China “are very good.”
Earlier, the American president has repeatedly postponed the introduction of a ban for the activities of the US application, which was to force her Chinese company-maternal company to sell American operations for national security reasons. It is considered to take over the Tiktok in the USA by a consortium with the participation of, among others Oracle. Trump has extended the date for finalizing the transaction by Bytedance until December 16.
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Customs war
The talks are also aimed at finding a compromise in terms of duties. As a result of the customs war started by Trump, both sides threatened to impose over 100 % customs rates on each other. In May, after the first direct negotiations in Geneva, the countries concluded a temporary and shaky truce, according to which the rate on goods from China fell to 30 percent, and the Chinese rate on goods from the USA – up to 10 percent. An agreement on the lower duties expires in November.
The telephone meeting takes place during geopolitical tensions. After a peak organized by China, with the participation of XI and leaders of Russia and India, Trump wrote on his social platform: “Please give my hottest greetings to Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong UNI, when you conspire America against the United States.”
