Trump Holds Call With Xi Amid Trade Tensions, Chinese State Media Says

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump held a phone call with Chinese regime leader Xi Jinping on Thursday morning, according to China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency. The White House has not yet confirmed the call. The conversation comes amid Trump’s growing frustration with stalled trade talks between Washington and Beijing. On June 4, Trump wrote on Truth Social that Xi was “extremely hard to make a deal with,” after aides said Trump is expected to have a trade negotiations call with Xi this week. “I like President XI of China, always have, and always will, but he is VERY TOUGH, AND EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE A DEAL WITH!!!” Trump wrote....