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Xi and Trump talk by phone, Chinese state media report

Chinese state media reports say US ​President Donald Trump has spoken with President Xi Jinping. (AP PHOTO)

Chinese President Xi Jinping has spoken with US ​President Donald Trump by phone, state ⁠broadcaster CCTV reports, ahead of an expected visit by Trump to China in April.

The White House did not immediately respond to ‌a request for ​comment.

Chinese state media did not ‍provide further details on the call.

The two leaders last spoke by phone in late November, after which Trump touted "extremely strong" relations with China.

Xi Jinping and Donald Trump
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping last met in South Korea. (AP PHOTO)

The call with ​Trump also came ‌hours after Xi spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin via video ​link.

The Kremlin said Putin accepted an ‍invitation from Xi to visit China in the first half of this year.

Following ​months ​of trade ​tensions triggered by Trump's tariffs last year, ​relations between the United States and China stabilised after a meeting between the leaders in October in South Korea, where a fragile trade truce was struck.

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