China's Xi, Trump hope for "good start" to ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump expressed hope for "a good start" to Sino-U.S. relations during the new U.S. presidency in their telephone talks Friday ahead of Trump's inauguration next week, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.Trump said in a social media post that the teleconference was "a very good one" for the world's two largest economies. "President Xi and I will do everything possible to make the World more peaceful and safe!" he said.Xi said both he and Trump, who will be sworn in for a nonconsecutive second term in the White House on Monday…READ FULL ARTICLE