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US, China trade relations progress after phone call

China's President Xi Jinping (L) and US President Donald Trump discussed the tariff war on more than $300 billion worth of goods. [Photo: AFP]

Both the US and China spoke of progress Saturday after telephone talks between their leaders over a trade war that has rattled global markets.

"Just had a long and very good call with President Xi of China," US President Donald Trump said on Twitter after his chat with China's President Xi Jinping.

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