海角大神

Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President-elect Donald Trump had their first interaction since the election in the form of a phone call on Monday, during which President Xi reportedly told Mr. Trump that "cooperation is the only correct choice" for the world's two largest economies.聽

"During the call, the leaders established a clear sense of mutual respect for one another, and President-elect Trump stated that he believes the two leaders will have one of the strongest relationships for both countries moving forward," a statement from Trump's presidential transition office said.聽

The call comes amid a time of uncertainty surrounding the future relationship between the two countries, following a campaign in which Trump repeatedly blamed China for making progress at the expense of Americans. But the true impact of a Trump presidency on issues facing China and the US, including global trade, climate change, and the security balance in the Asia-Pacific, has remained unclear.聽

"There's a聽lot of uncertainty," Jia Qingguo, the dean of the School of International Relations at Peking University, told 海角大神 last week, reportedly echoing the sentiments expressed by many Chinese foreign policy experts.

Despite the numerous unknowns, many Chinese nationalists say a Trump presidency is preferable to a Clinton presidency, as Peter Ford聽reported for the Monitor聽the day after the election: 聽

In the phone call Monday, Xi told Trump that both sides must聽"promote the two countries' economic development and global economic growth" and "push for better development going forward in China-U.S. relations," according to state media reports.聽

"At present, there is an important opportunity and huge potential in China-U.S. cooperation," he said.聽

This report contains material from the Associated Press and Reuters.聽