President Trump had what he called “a very productive” phone call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday but details were sparse about trade and a possible deal to allow TikTok to keep operating in the United States.
The leaders of the world’s two biggest economies agreed to meet in person at an upcoming Asian summit at the end of October and make visits to each others’ countries as soon as 2026.
“We made progress on many very important issues including trade, fentanyl, the need to bring the war between Russia and Ukraine to an end, and the approval of the TikTok deal,” Trump wrote on his social media site.
Trump said he “appreciate(s) the TikTok approval,” but it’s unclear what that means or what may be the terms of a possible deal on the popular social media app.
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