U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, according to Chinese state media. The call was initiated by Trump, Beijing’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to further talks between the countries to hash out differences on tariffs that have roiled the global economy, according to United States and Chinese summaries of their phone call.

In early May, after two intense days of negotiations in Switzerland, Washington and Beijing agreed to drastically suspend most tariffs imposed since April 2 for 90 days.After the start of a trade war 2.