chinese president xi jinping congratulated donald trump on winning the 2016 election. by louis nelson 11/14/16 06:56 am est chinese president xi jinping called president-elect donald trump sunday to congratulate him on his victory in last week<u+2019>s election, according to a statement from the manhattan billionaire<u+2019>s transition team obtained by cnn . the two men "established a clear sense of mutual respect for one another," the statement said. story continued below the call between xi and trump was confirmed by chinese state-run media, which according to cnn said <u+201c>president-elect trump stated that he believes the two leaders will have one of the strongest relationships for both countries moving forward.<u+201d> citing china<u+2019>s state-run media, cnn also reported that xi stressed cooperation between the two nations and that trump said <u+201c>china is a great and important country, and china's development is remarkable.<u+201d> the president-elect spent much of his presidential campaign labeling china a currency-manipulator and pledging to bring back to the u.s. jobs that have been outsourced there. he has said president barack obama<u+2019>s weak foreign policy has led china to develop greater influence in the pacific and allowed it to build military bases on man-made islands in a contested region of the south china sea. trump opposes the trans-pacific partnership, a trade deal between the u.s. and asian nations, that would theoretically counteract some of china<u+2019>s sway in the region. "the u.s. and china can achieve mutual benefits and win-win results,<u+201d> cnn quotes trump as having said, according to chinese media. <u+201c>i would love to work with you to enhance the cooperation between u.s. and china. i'm sure the sino-u.s. relations will achieve better development." by joshua zeitz by thomas wright by jack shafer by melissa k. chan
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