Trump and China’s Xi have ‘very good’ phone call and agree to more talks amid trade war

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have held a “very good” phone call amid their ongoing trade war, during which they agreed to more tariff talks. Trade negotiations between the United States and China stalled shortly after a 12 May agreement between the two countries to reduce their tariff rates while talks took place. The call was first reported by Chinese state media and confirmed by the Chinese foreign ministry. According to Chinese state media, Mr Trump initiated the call with the Chinese president. In a post on his Truth Social site the US president said: “I just concluded a very…