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China rejects Trump’s claim that Xi has called him by phone | CNN

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China and the United States are not engaged in consultations or negotiations on the tariff issue, a Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson says.

The statement is an outright rejection of Trump ’s claim in an interview with Time magazine last week that Xi Jinping had called him.

The two countries remain locked in a dispute over sky-high trade levies.

Trump has imposed levies of 145% on Chinese goods since returning to the White House .

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