https://xcancel.com/ChineseEmbinUS/status/1930623117526806799#m

https://www.ft.com/content/696e7620-5775-4f15-a59e-d149f151c1c7

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202506/1335503.shtml

UPDATE Trump posts to truthsocial about the call. He implies that China will provide the US with rare earth minerals and that he will meet with Xi Jinping in China.

https://xcancel.com/WhiteHouse/status/1930639232164311149#m

UPDATE 2 China says that “dialogue and cooperation is the only right choice”. China emphasizes that the US should stay out of the Taiwan question, stop pursuing Taiwan independence. Xi invites Trump to visit China.

https://xcancel.com/SpoxCHN_MaoNing/status/1930649292882182194#m

https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/xw/zyxw/202506/t20250605_11641982.html

  • Cimbazarov [none/use name]English
    81•15 days ago

    I hate this whole obsession of single individuals representing the whole country. Like im sure there are alot of people that can work out the trade agreement and it doesnt have to be some mafia style my boss talks to your boss. I think Trump is just mob-brained

    • miz [any, any]English
      64•15 days ago

      western media cannot delve into the material basis for geopolitics, or acknowledge the democratic legitimacy of enemy leadership. so everything has to be reduced to psychological analysis of the “dictator” who personally controls everyone in their country through intimidation

    • Comrade_Bones [he/him]English
      44•15 days ago

      I mean, to be fair, the tariffs were done by executive order so the whole trade agreement is sort of hinged on him. It makes sense that China would send Xi to talk him down rather than just direct him to the ministry of finance or something.

    • Adkml [he/him]English
      20•15 days ago

      Trump just continuing the grift to get vacations paid for by taxpayers where they treat him like a vip the whole time he’s there.

    • BynarsAreOk [none/use name]English
      15•15 days ago

      Correct and China is as much to blame for this shit though, that disastrous piece of garbage idea for Xi to meet Biden in SF barely one month into the genocide?

      The CPC enjoys the idea Xi can have the soft peaceful discourse and being the “good” face of modern China just as much as the racist westerners enjoy making Xi caricatures of dictatorship etc.

    • @freagle@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      15•15 days ago

      Nah, China required Trump to do this because America has backed out of everything they agreed to on Trump’s say so. You can’t trust his talented subordinates when he consistently overrides them

  • frogbellyratbone_ [e/em/eir, any]English
    57•15 days ago

    withholding rare earth minerals was the end of all of this. China won the trade war over a month ago. Watching the Trump team squirm since then has been truly great.

  • Bruja [she/her, love/loves]English
    54•15 days ago

    xi-square-up“Sure, I’ll accept the charges. Hey there Donny, really appreciate that despite your tariffs you’re still importing massive amounts of L’s.”

  • Hestia [she/her, fae/faer]English
    41•15 days ago

    I hope Xi gives a trump a tour of China and he becomes communist brained by seeing how much more advanced they are than us

  • miz [any, any]English
    33•15 days ago

    There should no longer be any questions respecting the complexity of Rare Earth products

    yeah he’s trying to imply they will stop the embargo on REs but this really is just acknowledgement of the issue

  • dead [he/him]OPEnglish
    30•15 days ago

    I want to add that this call was planned ahead of time. On Monday, I saw a news article that there would be a call on Thursday. China wants it to be clear to everyone that Trump invoked the call.

  • Awoo [she/her]English
    22•15 days ago

    Interesting how his Truth Social post goes out of its way to try and prevent the media from making this about russia/ukraine/iran.