US President Donald Trump said that he has spoken to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping since his inauguration, signalling continued diplomatic engagement amid an escalating trade war. Trump confirmed the discussions in a Super Bowl interview broadcast on Monday evening by Fox News,

Trump said he was in “no rush” to speak with Xi on Tuesday, which was the day the administration imposed 10 percent tariffs on Chinese inputs. He followed through on the tarif

US President Donald Trump stated that he spoke with Chinese leader Xi Jinping following his inauguration on January 20, amid the looming trade war between the two countries. However, he did not specify when exactly the conversation took place,