In the interview took place on April 22 and was magazineTimePublishing today, the reporter questioned whether Chinese President Xi Jinping called Mr. Trump to discuss the tariff issue or not.

“Yes,” Mr. Trump replied, not revealing when the phone talks, but emphasized that Xi’s call “is not a sign of weakness”. The US president also confirmed that he would not call the Chinese President if Xi did not call first.

The White House owner said Washington was actively discussing with Beijing, “There is a number that they will feel comfortable,” President Trump said. “But they can’t let them earn a trillion dollars from us.”

Mr. Trump also said that the US has reached 200 agreements with partners, but not specifically. They will be announced in the next 3-4 weeks.

Chinese officials have not commented on this statement of Mr. Trump.

The US president said Washington and Beijing were contacting every day to negotiate trade and expect the parties to reach an agreement. However, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce later one day the information reported, confirming that there was no negotiations on trade and economy between the two countries.

The US is imposing a minimum of 145% for all Chinese goods, of which some products are taxed up to 245%. China announced that it would “fight to the end” and respond to 125% taxes for US goods.

The source of the White House news revealed toWSJThat Mr. Trump and his advisers were considering taking down about 50-65% of the tax to pull Beijing to sit at the negotiating table.

The last time the United States and China confirmed President Trump and the president of the phone were January 17. The two leaders discussed trade, addictive painkillers Fentanyl, Tiktok and many other topics.