U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they depart after concluding a bilateral meeting at Busan Air Base on October 30 last year. /Courtesy of Reuters-Yonhap

Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on the 4th, local time, China's state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.

News of the call came after Xi held a video summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier in the day to reaffirm their willingness to cooperate. Specific details of the call have not yet been disclosed.

The call between Trump and Xi was the first since Nov. 24 last year. That call took place a month after the two leaders held a bilateral summit on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Gyeongju.

Earlier in the day, Xi held a virtual summit with Putin and reaffirmed the two countries' willingness to cooperate.

※ This article has been translated by AI. Share your feedback here.