Chinese leader reaches out to Trump: What happened behind diplomatic scenes

Chinese president sent a special message to newly-elected Trump emphasizing need for cooperation between nations. Reports about additional phone-call between leaders created some confusion in diplomatic circles

November 7 2024 , 03:59 PM  •  80285 views

Chinese leader reaches out to Trump: What happened behind diplomatic scenes

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

Xi Jinpingʼs message stated

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