US President Donald Trump said that his team had already made contact with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. In a conversation with the presenter of the conservative talk show Hugo Guitt, he expressed optimism about future relations with China, Reuters reports.
"We have already said because of our representatives," Trump said, saying that the dialogue between the US and China continues at the level of delegations.
Trump described the Chinese leader as a "strong and powerful person" that is highly honored in China. He also said that further cooperation between countries would be successful.
"I think we will probably be very good. But it should be a two -way street," Trump said.
Despite the positive assessment of the Chinese leader, Trump has accused China of "economic abyss" of the United States, hinting at a tension in trade relations that lasted over the previous years. This issue will obviously remain a key challenge for the new administration.
