On Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping highlighted the ongoing progress in U.S.-China trade ties after a phone call with President Donald Trump. This comes after it was reported that Washington is considering allowing Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) to

Chinese leader Xi Jinping pressed the ever-sensitive issue of Taiwan in a phone call with US President Donald Trump, as he stressed the need to build on a fragile trade truce between the two superpowers.

China has thrown full support behind Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, with President Xi Jinping calling Caracas an intimate friend and vowing to defend its sovereignty against US pressure. Scroll for full story.

Trump described the U.S.-China relationship as "very strong" and characterized the morning call as "very good."

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he has accepted an invitation from Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit Beijing in April and that he reciprocated by inviting Xi for a state visit to the U.S. later next year.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro praised relations with China and personally thanked President Xi Jinping for his “solidarity and support,” as well as for gifting him an un-interceptable Huawei smartphone,

I think he’s going to very much surprise you on the upside,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Tuesday. Trump and Xi held an hour-long phone call on Monday to discuss trade and ongoing tensions between China and Japan over Taiwan.

On Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping highlighted the ongoing progress in U.S.-China trade ties after a phone call with President Donald Trump. This comes after it was reported that Washington is considering allowing Nvidia Corp NVDA to resume AI chip sales to China.