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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, pictured here at the 2019 Group of 20 summit in Japan, spoke by phone on Jan. 17, Chinese state media report. © Reuters

PAK YIU, Nikkei staff writer

NEW YORK -- Chinese President Xi Jinping held a telephone call on Friday with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.

Trump, posting on his Truth Social platform, described the conversation as "a very good one for both China and the U.S.A."

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