A yard of shipping containers at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, in May. (Alisha Jucevic/For The Washington Post) By Rachel Siegel , Christian Shepherd and Federica Cocco

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke Thursday and agreed on a meeting between the two countries, signaling the two nations are resuming recently halted negotiations while the trade war rattles the U.S. and global economies.

In a post to Truth Social, Trump said the 90-minute call “resulted in a very positive conclusion for both Countries.” Trump also said Xi invited him and first lady Melania Trump to China, an invitation Trump returned.

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