US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (June 5) that he had a “very good phone call” with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss ongoing development in the business agreement between the US and China. The call, which allegedly lasted about 90 minutes, focused on the trade and the question of minerals of rare soils.
“The call lasted about one and a half hours and resulted in a very positive conclusion for both countries,” Trump said in a post on truth social.
An agreement on a rare country in the middle
Trump suggested that the conversation has helped to clarify often the disputed problem of rare soil materials-life-made components of technology production-which have long been in the heart of US Chinese trade tension.
“There should no longer be any questions that respect the complexity of products from rare countries,” Trump wrote.
He did not repair a specific resolution, but said that the agreement reflected the complexity of the newly formalized trading pact.
Higher officials appointed for subsequent conversations
Trump also announced that there are a high level. Although the place is still intended, he has appointed several officials who will lead the US delegation.
“We will be represented by the Minister of Finance Scott Bessnt, the Sales Secretary Howard Lutnice and the United States Sales Representative, Ambassador Jamieson Greer,” Trump said.
The exchange of mutual invitations
In nodding on the diplomatic continuity of Trump, he shared that President XI had expanded a formal invitation to visit China – an offer he accepted.
“President Xi kindly invited the first lady and me to visit China, and I came back,” he said. “As presidents of two big nations, it’s something we’re looking forward to.”
No talk about geopolitics
Trump said the call avoided any discussion of sensitive geopolitical points of lightning. “Nothing was discussed about Russia/Ukraine or Iran,” Trump stressed, remarking that the conversation “was concentrated almost exclusively on business.”
Notification of media upcoming
Trump concluded his announcement by reassuring the media that more information about the upcoming business meetings would soon be shared. “We will inform the media about planning and placement soon,” he wrote.
The call was first announced by the Chinese State Intelligence Agency Xinhua.
The call comes with increasing tension after Trump accused Beijing of violating the renewal agreement last month, he achieved in Geneva, and Beijing claimed that Washington “raised false accusations and disproportionately accused China of violating consensus”.
With temporary relief of China’s trade tension, China reduced tariffs to US goods from 125% to 10% for 90 days, while the US proposed to reduce its tariffs to Chinese imports from 145% to 30%.
Trump: Xi ‘Extremely Hard to Close Agreement’
The phone call also comes only one day after Trump broadcast frustration on its social media platform and published: “I like President XI from China, always and always, but it is very hard and very difficult to agree with !!!”
Tupé remarks contributed to the uncertainty surrounding the status of ongoing business negotiations that were effectively frozen weeks.
Trump accuses China of violating tariffs, Beijing hits back
The fragile 90-day tear-off in the US trade war disintegrated less than a month after both parties in Geneva agreed to significantly reduce the Tit-for-Tat tariffs. Trump accused China of violating the agreement and ruled tensions between the two largest economies of the world.
In truth, the Social Post on May 30 wrote: “The bad news is that China, perhaps for some, surprisingly, has completely violated our agreement with us. So much for being Mr. Nice Guy!”
He did not bring which conditions were reportedly violated, but stressed that the violation was “serious and intentional”.
Trump claims that tariff threats work
Trump also used a contribution to justify his hard approach and claimed that the aggressive tariffs weakened the Chinese economy: “Two weeks ago, China was in serious economic danger! The very high tariffs I set was virtually impossible for China to trade in the United States,” he wrote.
He claimed that the impact in China had led to the factory and unrest, although he did not provide any supporting evidence.
China replies: The US violates an agreement
Beijing quickly responded through his department and rejected Trump’s accusation and repeated his obligation to the consensus of Geneva. “China was firm in the protection of its rights and interests and honestly in the implementation of consensus,” the ministry said in a statement that AFP.
The Chinese government accused Washington of violating the spirit of the agreement through unilateral and discriminatory measures. “Washington has raised false accusations and has disproportionately accused China of violating consensus, which is really contrary to the facts,” he added.
“We are calling on the US to meet China halfway, immediately rectify its unauthorized measures, and together follow the consensus of Geneva’s business interviews.”
Stopped progress and growing friction
Despite the Geneva Agreement offered by a temporary breakthrough, progress has stopped in interviews. Washington’s continuing export checks on AI chips and moving to the reference of Chinese student visas have criticized Beijing and increased fears of new escalation.
US Teastings Control, Cancel Visa
The tension was further lit last week when Trump’s administration announced an intervention against Chinese student visas. Foreign Minister Marco Rubio said the US would “aggressively cancel visas”
for Chinese nationals studying in sensitive areas of research. Beijing replied by calling this step “disproportionate” and “discriminatory”.
First call from January
Thursday’s call refers to the first direct conversation between two leaders since January, just before Trump was sworn for his second term. Trump recently indicated that it was probably a call because the White House suggested that direct conversations can help to defuse growing tension.
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