President Donald Trump says his first conversation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping since returning to the White House had a “very positive conclusion," announcing the two countries will hold trade talks in hopes of breaking an impasse over tariffs and global supplies of rare earth minerals.

A young Tibetan appointed by China’s atheist Communist Party as the second-highest leader of Tibetan Buddhism has pledged to make the religion more Chinese.

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed trade negotiations between Washington and Beijing Thursday over the phone.

In early May, after two intense days of negotiations in Switzerland, Washington and Beijing agreed to drastically suspend most tariffs imposed since April 2 for 90 days. After the start of a trade war 2.

President Trump railed against Xi Jinping in a late-night social media post days ahead of their planned call, complaining that the Chinese leader is “extremely hard to make a deal with” as trade talks stall.

US President Donald Trump has held talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping amid rising tensions over Taiwan, as dozens of Chinese military aircraft and naval vessels were spotted circling the disputed island.

Two foreign nations were charged with stalking a Los Angeles-based artist who had criticized Chinese President Xi Jinping, federal officials said.

China sought to depict a call between Xi Jinping and President Trump as an appeal from one strongman leader to another to run a tight ship and stay on course.