China’s Xi and Russia’s Putin reinforce ties in video call<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n“All very positive,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. “The relationship with China, and my personal relationship with President Xi, is an extremely good one, and we both realize how important it is to keep it that way.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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