President Donald Trump said he has spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping since his Jan. 20 inauguration, amid a brewing trade war between the two nations.

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he expected his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to visit Washington, and praised their "great" relationship amid efforts from both sides to stabilise relations.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt reversal of three years of American policy toward Ukraine has raised concerns China might become emboldened to push its territorial claim on Taiwan, though experts say Beijing is most likely in a wait-and-see mode

US President Donald Trump said it would be possible to reach a fresh trade deal with China, signaling he is open to heading off a brewing trade fight between Washington and Beijing.

The Indian rupee strengthened on Thursday aided by a rise in the Chinese yuan after U.S. President Donald Trump said a new trade deal with Beijing was possible, while dollar sales from foreign banks also aided the local unit.

China left benchmark lending rates unchanged at the monthly fixing on Thursday, showing authorities are going slow with monetary stimulus as they prioritise financial and currency stability. A weakening yuan and narrowing net interest margins at commercial banks limit Beijing's monetary easing scope at a time when China is facing renewed trade tensions with a new Donald Trump administration in the United States.

Global hedge funds keen to navigate U.S.-China trade tensions are amassing Chinese stock bets in the hopes of making huge profits if Beijing forms a pact with Donald Trump, or if the rest of the world and China unite against the U.

President Xi Jinping’s embrace of Chinese tech bosses in a rare public meeting is fueling hope Beijing is shifting its stance to give the private sector a freer hand as it fights a trade war with Donald Trump.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would like to have conversations with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping about imposing limits on their nuclear arsenals.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he had spoken to Chinese President Xi Jinping since taking office on January 20, but did not offer details on the topics of their conversation.