But in the end, they must reach an agreement because we want them to be involved and they won’t be able to do business in the US otherwise.
He claimed to have spoken with Xi just a few days later, although he did not elaborate on their conversation.
He asserted that Xi had tried to call in an interview with Time that was released last Friday, April 25, saying: “He’s called.” Furthermore, I don’t believe that to be a show of weakness on his part.
Trump’s assertions were refuted by Guo Jiakun, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who said in a statement (via Reuters): “As far as I know, the two heads of state have not called each other recently.”
“I would like to restate that the United States and China are not negotiating or consulting on the tariff issue.”
According to publicly accessible documents, the two leaders last spoke over the phone on January 17, just prior to his inauguration, CNN reported.
