THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
November 28, 2025
THE READOUT OF THE FAMOUS TELEPHONE CALL BETWEEN CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING AND U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP, NOVEMBER 24, 2025
The call took place on the evening of November 24 reportedly at the request of President Trump.
The Chinese readout per Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
President Xi Jinping Speaks with U.S. President Donald J. Trump on the Phone
Updated: NOVEMBER 24, 2025 23:14
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On the evening of November 24, 2025, President Xi Jinping spoke with U.S. President Donald J. Trump on the phone.
President Xi noted that we had a successful meeting in Busan last month, and reached many important common understandings. We recalibrated the course of the giant ship of China-U.S. relations and provided more momentum for it to sail forward steadily, thus sending a positive message to the world. Since then, the China-U.S. relationship has generally maintained a steady and positive trajectory, and this is welcomed by the two countries and the broader international community. What has happened demonstrates yet again that the description of China-U.S. cooperation benefiting both sides and confrontation hurting both sides reflects a common sense that has been repeatedly proven by experience, and the vision of China and the U.S. helping each other succeed and prospering together is a tangible prospect within reach. The two sides should keep up the momentum, keep moving forward in the right direction on the basis of equality, respect and mutual benefit, lengthen the list of cooperation and shorten the list of problems, so as to make more positive progress, create new space for China-U.S. cooperation and bring more benefits to the people of both countries and the world.
President Xi outlined China’s principled position on the Taiwan question. He underscored that Taiwan’s return to China is an integral part of the post-war international order. China and the U.S. fought shoulder to shoulder against fascism and militarism. Given what is going on, it is even more important for us to jointly safeguard the victory of WWII.
President Trump noted that President Xi is a great leader. I very much enjoyed our meeting in Busan, and fully share your comments about the China-U.S. relationship. The two sides are implementing all elements of what we agreed to in Busan. China was a big part of the victory of WWII. The U.S. understands how important the Taiwan question is to China.
The two presidents also discussed the Ukraine crisis. President Xi emphasized China’s support for all efforts that are conducive to peace, and expressed the hope that the various sides would narrow their differences, reach a fair, lasting and binding peace agreement at an early date, and resolve the crisis at its root.
2. The U.S. Readout per Reuters:
Summary
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WASHINGTON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump touted relations with China as "extremely strong" on Monday following a call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who told Trump that Taiwan's "return to China" is a key part of Beijing's vision for the world order.
The call, not previously flagged by either country, came weeks after the two leaders met in South Korea, where they agreed to a framework for a trade deal that has yet to be finalized.
3. First paragraph for the Australian Financial Review:
Banner: 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐗𝐢, 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐢 𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚-𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐮𝐝
Tokyo/Washington | 𝐔𝐒 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐢𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.
