Donald Trump said he held a “very good” phone call with China’s President Xi Jinping, as the US-President elect prepares to return to the White House next week.

The president-elect has vowed to impose tariffs and other mechanisms against China upon his return to the White House.

President-elect Donald Trump announced on a social media post that he spoke over the phone with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday about various topics. Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social that his phone call with the Chinese leader was “a very good one”.