Trump and Xi agree during phone call to meet in-person
The World
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4.6 • 884 Ratings
🗓️ 5 June 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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US President Donald Trump described his 90-minute conversation today with Chinese Leader Xi Jinping as "very good." The call comes as Washington and Beijing have been accusing one another of violating a trade truce that both nations had recently agreed to. Also, France saw a 46% rise in adult baptisms this past Easter. And, wildfires continue to burn across western and central Canada as the number of people who have been evacuated climbs to more than 30,000. Plus, the Stanley Cup Final gets underway in Edmonton.
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| 0:33.6 | Music President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke on the phone today for the first time since the trade war started. |
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| 1:36.9 | This is the world. I'm Carolyn Beeler. It's good to be with you. President Trump picked up the phone |
| 1:42.5 | today and talked with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. That's |
| 1:45.7 | something this president hasn't done since taking office in January. Trump spoke about the phone call |
| 1:50.9 | earlier today in the Oval Office. He invited me to China and I invited him here. We're both accepted. |
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