By Kavita Mistry 
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Friday (September 19, 2025), Chinese state media reported, as they seek an agreement to help keep the video app TikTok online in the U.S. and ease tensions between the two superpowers locked in a standoff over trade.
The report from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV did not provide any details of the conversation.
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The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The agreement is at the top of the agenda alongside trade for the leaders’ first known call in three months. Mr. Trump and Mr. Xi’s effort to steady relations comes as the two governments have been discussing a potential in-person summit between the two leaders during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea on October 30-November 1.