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.

U.S. President Donald Trump said his conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping last week was friendly and he thought he could reach a trade deal with China. The leaders of the world's two biggest economies discussed issues including TikTok,

The nominee for US Treasury secretary said last week that Trump would use the 2020 phase one agreement as a starting point with Beijing. Five days into the new administration, the White House announced on Friday that it was conducting a "compliance review" of what it termed the "Economic and Trade Agreement" between China and the United States.