beijing<u+2014>the office of u.s. president-elect donald trump said he spoke with chinese president xi jinping in a<u+00a0>sunday<u+00a0>night (eastern standard time)<u+00a0>phone call in which the two leaders established a <u+201c>clear sense of mutual respect.<u+201d> mr. trump<u+2019>s office confirmed the phone call early<u+00a0>monday in washington. chinese state news broadcaster cctv elaborated on the call, citing mr. xi as saying that cooperation was the <u+201c>sole correct choice<u+201d> of the two nations, and that such cooperation in the past had yielded benefits for both nations <u+201c>as the biggest developing nation, and the biggest developed nation, and the world<u+2019>s two biggest economies, china and the u.s. must cooperate and the matters that can be cooperated on are many,<u+201d> cctv cited mr. xi as saying. mr. trump<u+2019>s campaign was marked by heated rhetoric targeting china, which he has pledged to declare a currency manipulator . he additionally proposed imposing 45% trade tariffs on china over the course of his campaign and has threatened to withdraw from the global climate-change accord the obama administration championed alongside chinese leadership in paris last year. u.s.-china bilateral relations have in recent years been roiled by issues as diverse as cybersecurity and chinese conduct in the south china sea, where beijing has moved to actively stake its claim over contested territory through greater military buildup, aggravating tensions with its neighbors. according to mr. trump<u+2019>s office, the president-elect thanked mr. xi for his congratulations upon his election. <u+201c>during the call, the leaders established a clear sense of mutual respect for one another, and president-elect trump stated that he believes the two leaders will have one of the strongest relationships for both countries moving forward,<u+201d> his office said. in an interview last week following his election, mr. trump told the wall street journal that while he had heard from most leaders, he had yet to speak with mr. xi.<u+00a0>chinese state media said mr. xi congratulated mr. trump by telegram shortly<u+00a0>after his election. cctv said both leaders would keep in contact and aim to meet soon. write to te-ping chen at te-ping.chen@wsj.com
trump, china<u+2019>s xi, set tone of <u+2018>mutual respect<u+2019> in phone call  - wsj
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