Washington is interested in maintaining economic ties with China and its market. This was stated on Thursday on the air Fox News television by White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, commenting on the phone conversation between the leaders of the US and China.

As US President Donald Trump said Thursday, it was a good and productive phone conversation. Trump has always had a respectful relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping. China needs the US and its markets, and the US also has a strategic interest in the Chinese economy and market. The two leaders agreed Thursday that the trade representatives of the two countries will continue to meet to discuss this important bilateral relationship, Leavitt said.