A carefully worded account from Beijing leaves key questions unanswered, while the leaders’ closed-door exchange offered little public detail.
Xi Jinping and Donald Trump discussed Russia’s war against Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East and on the Korean Peninsula. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported the conversation but provided no details.
This is reported by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
What We Know About Trump and Xi’s Conversation
In its statement, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs referred to the war as the “Ukraine crisis.” It also said the leaders supported the successful hosting of the informal APEC leaders’ meeting in China in November and the G20 summit in the United States in December. However, the statement did not confirm that Trump and Xi would attend either event in person.
The talks in the Oval Office were held behind closed doors, and there was no joint press conference afterward, CBS News reported. Trump called the conversation “great” but did not answer reporters’ questions, including one about Taiwan.
China and the United States should avoid conflict and confrontation. Relations between the two countries should be a competition, not a clash with a winner and a loser.
– Xi Jinping
Xi made the statement before the talks began at the White House.