President Xi calls for greater progress in China-U.S. ties in phone talks with Trump
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday spoke with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on the phone, calling for greater progress in China-U.S. relations at a new starting point.
Congratulating Trump on his election as president of the United States, Xi said they both attach great importance to interaction with each other and hope that China-U.S. relations will have a good start in the new U.S. presidential term.
China and the United States are two great countries that are pursuing their own dreams and are committed to making their people live a better life, Xi said, adding that the two countries share extensive common interests and broad space for cooperation.
China and the U.S. can become partners and friends, achieve mutual success and prosperity, and benefit both countries and the world, he said.
As two major countries with different national conditions, it is inevitable that there will be some differences between China and the United States, Xi said, adding that the key is to respect each other's core interests and major concerns and find appropriate ways to properly resolve the issues.
Xi said the Taiwan question concerns China's national sovereignty and territorial integrity, expressing hope that the U.S. will handle it with extra prudence.
The nature of China-U.S. economic and trade relations is mutually beneficial and win-win, he said, adding that confrontation and conflict should not be a choice.
He called on both sides to uphold the principles of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and win-win cooperation, strengthen collaboration, and do more great, practical and good things for both countries and the world. This will enable China and the United States to continue moving forward along a course of stable, healthy, and sustainable development.
Thanking Xi for extending his congratulations, Trump said he cherishes great relationship with Xi, calling for continuing to maintain dialogue and communication. He expressed his expectation of meeting with President Xi at an early date.
The U.S. and China are the most important countries in the world, and they should maintain their long-lasting friendship and work together to safeguard world peace, Trump said.
The two leaders exchanged views on major international and regional issues of common concern, such as the Ukraine crisis and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
They agreed to establish a strategic communication channel to maintain regular contact on major issues of common concern to the two countries.
Trump urges Supreme Court to pause law that would ban TikTok or force its sale: media
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US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday urged the US Supreme Court to pause implementation of a law that would ban TikTok or force its sale, claiming that he should have time after taking office to pursue a "political resolution" to the issue, according to Reuters.
In a 25-page amicus brief filed with the court published on the court's website, Trump asked the justices to stay the January 19 deadline -- which is one day before Inauguration Day -- so his administration could "negotiate a resolution" that would "obviate the need" for the justices to rule on the case.
"President Trump alone possesses the consummate dealmaking expertise, the electoral mandate, and the political will to negotiate a resolution to save the platform while addressing the national security concerns expressed by the Government — concerns which President Trump himself has acknowledged," the brief stated.
Trump indicated on December 22 that he favored allowing TikTok to continue operating in the US for at least a little while, claiming that he had received billions of views on the social media platform during his presidential campaign, according to Reuters report.
The President-elect met with TikTok CEO Chew Shou Zi at the Mar-a-Lago resort on December 16, according to reports of multiple US media outlets including CNN.
Earlier in the day, Trump said during a news conference that he is "taking a look at it" when asked if he plans to stop the ban on TikTok, and claimed that he has "a warm spot" in his heart for TikTok, pointing to his electoral performance among young voters earlier.
The US Supreme Court on December 18 agreed to review a request from TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to block a law that would require the sale of the popular video-sharing app by January 19, or face a ban on national security grounds, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
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