What Trump and Xi Jinping discussed over phone
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that he held a telephone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Qazinform News Agency reports.
According to a post published by Donald Trump on Truth Social, the call was long and substantive. The leaders discussed a wide range of issues, including trade and economic relations, military cooperation, the situation around Taiwan, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and the current situation involving Iran.
Special attention was given to energy cooperation. In particular, the talks covered China’s purchases of oil and gas from the United States, as well as deliveries of aircraft engines.
The U.S. president also said the sides discussed expanding agricultural exports, including increasing soybean shipments to 20 million tons in the current season. Trump added that China has confirmed plans to purchase up to 25 million tons of soybeans in the next season.
President Donald J. Trump completes an excellent telephone conversation with President Xi of China on trade, military, and more: pic.twitter.com/y1j7FP1OLx
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 4, 2026
Trump said he plans to visit China in April and expressed confidence in the positive momentum of bilateral relations.
“The relationship with China, and my personal relationship with President Xi, is an extremely good one, and we both realize how important it is to keep it that way,” he said.
The U.S. president also voiced confidence that his administration would achieve significant positive results in engagement with China over the next three years.
Earlier, Qazinform News Agency reported that President Donald Trump held his first face to face meeting with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House amid efforts to ease diplomatic tensions between the two countries.
