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President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talked on the phone on Friday over a variety of issues with China announcing that its vice president will attend inauguration ceremonies on Monday.

President-elect Trump said he had a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday that was "a very good one" for both countries, pledging cooperation on trade and fentanyl.

Chinese President Xi Jinping held a video conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the afternoon of the 21st at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, state-run China Central Television (CCTV) reported. However, CCTV did not disclose the specific content of the discussions between President Xi and President Putin.

President-elect Trump said Friday he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping, with the two leaders discussing trade and the fate of the popular video-sharing app TikTok. “The call was a very

Vladimir Putin’s forces have suffered nearly 2,000 casualties in a single day, Ukraine’s military has claimed, in what would mark one of the deadliest 24 hours of fighting since the war began.Kyiv’s military claimed the vast toll as another day of intense fighting unfolded,

Alexey Maslov conceded that formally the virtual talks were unrelated to the inauguration of US President Donald Trump

MOSCOW/BEIJING (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed on Tuesday how to build ties with Donald Trump, prospects for a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine and Moscow's firm support for Beijing's position on Taiwan.

Rubio called China the "most potent, dangerous adversary" during his confirmation and is expected to work with India, Japan, and Australia to counter this.

The discussion between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping was held in the wake of the Trump administration coming to power in Washington