Trump, Xi Call Underway as They Aim to Finalize TikTok Deal

Xi Jinping and Donald Trump in 2017.Photographer: Fred Dufour/AFP/Getty Images

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By Josh Wingrove and Natalia Drozdiak

September 18, 2025 at 9:34 PM UTC

Updated on

September 19, 2025 at 12:32 PM UTC

A call between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping is underway, in a discussion that promises to determine the fate of TikTok — and potentially ease trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies.

The call between the leaders began at 8 a.m. Washington time on Friday, according to a White House statement.