Xi Jinping sent a formal note to Donald Trump after his election win (at election time). The message from Chinas top leader focused on building better ties: cooperation brings gains while fights create problems for both countries
Cooperation benefits both sides while confrontation leads to mutual losses; this is what history teaches us
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign-Affairs shared that Xi also pointed out how a good US-China relationship matches what other countries want to see
There was some mix-up about communications between the leaders - CNN reported (based on two un-named sources) that Xi and Trump had a phone-talk but this info wasnt confirmed. The Chinese Embassy in DC stayed quiet when asked about this
Looking back at Trumps last time as president the US-China connection had rough spots including:
- Arguments about covid-19 origins
- Disagreements over Taiwan situation
- Trade-related problems between countries
The relationship between both nations went through up-and-downs with different views on world trade global health and regional politics