Trump says China’s Xi Jinping agreed to accelerate purchases of US goods

President Donald Trump stated the day after a phone call between Chinese President Xi Jinping was characterized by Beijing as “positive, friendly, and constructive” and that the two leaders have “more or less agreed” to increase purchases of goods from the United States.

Trump claimed to have asked the Chinese leader to “accelerate purchases from the US” while speaking to reporters on Air Force One on Tuesday night.

Trump said, “I believe the actions of President Xi will surprise uspleasantly.”

I told him, “I’d like you to buy it a little more quickly. You should purchase more, please. And he seemed to have accepted that, he said.

Trump’s optimistic outlook on trade with China comes after Beijing announced last month that it would resume purchases of US soybeans and halt expanded restrictions on rare earths exports to the US amid a strained trade relationship with Washington.

According to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, China has pledged to buy 12 million tonnes of soya beans this year from US farmers, but the Reuters news agency reports that the Chinese purchases have been slower than expected.

According to information from the US Department of Agriculture, China has ordered nearly two million tonnes of US soybeans, according to Reuters.

Trump and Xi made the phone call on Monday following their meeting in South Korea, where they agreed on the terms of a draft trade agreement that is still pending.

According to China’s official Xinhua news agency, Xi was quoted as telling Trump in the call that “China and the United States once fought side by side against fascism and militarism.”

Additionally, Xi stated to Trump that “the post-war international order includes Taiwan’s return to China.”

Taiwan is considered to be a part of China’s territory, and it has not ruled out the possibility of using force to reunite the island’s self-ruled, democratic island with the mainland.

The US has historically opposed China’s potential use of force to seize Taiwan, and domestic law requires Taipei to receive sufficient military hardware to deter any armed attack.

Trump has remained ambiguous about whether he would send US troops to the Taiwan Strait, while his administration has urged Taiwan to increase its defense budget.

In a later post on Truth Social, Trump mentioned Xi’s comments on Taiwan and claimed to have had a “very good” conversation with the Chinese leader, which included topics like Ukraine, Fentanyl, and US farm products.

“China is a very important part of our relationship,” we say! Following our three-weekly, incredibly fruitful meeting in South Korea, this call was made. According to Trump, there have been significant improvements on both sides since then in ensuring that our agreements remain accurate and current.

He said, “We can now concentrate on the big picture.”

The US leader added that he had accepted Xi’s invitation to travel to Beijing in April and that he had also invited Xi to make a state visit to the US later in the year.

Washington’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday that Mao Ning’s “positive, friendly, and constructive” conversation between Trump and Xi had begun.

Mao added that “communication between the two heads of state on issues of common concern is essential for the stable development of China-US relations.”