President Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday amid ongoing tensions and stalled negotiations between the two countries over tariffs.

Xinhua, a Chinese state media outlet, reported on the call, saying Xi “held phone talks” with Trump on Thursday. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The U.S. is in a fragile truce with its top trading partner after officials hashed out an agreement with China last month to lower the tariff rate on imports from 145 percent to 30 percent. Beijing also lowered its rate on U.S. goods from 125 percent to 10 percent.

Trump and Xi have had a fraught relationship in recent years. The president on Wednesday said Xi is “extremely hard to make a deal with” but that he has always liked the Chinese president.

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