White House says Trump-Xi call will happen soon

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04/02/2025 14:51

WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Efforts are under way to
schedule a call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese
President Xi Jinping, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt
said Tuesday, adding that it "will happen very soon."
    Leavitt defended Trump's 10% tariffs on goods from China,
saying "it was a retaliatory tariff on China for the last four
years of their unprecedented distribution of fentanyl into our
nation's borders."
    

 (Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Doina Chiacu)
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