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“President Xi” said in 27 of 142 transcripts, 49 times.

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Remarks During a Meeting With Minister of State of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Francophonie Therese Kayikwamba Wagner of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe of Rwanda and an Exchange With Reporters

Jun 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony Kalshi: Trump Meets with Leaders of DRC and Rwanda 1 time

  1. …can tell you right now. But Putin respects our country, and President Xi of China respects our country, and Kim Jong Un respects—they respect…

Remarks at an Executive Order Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 23, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …sided. But we get along. I get along very well with President Xi, and I hope we can make a deal. Otherwise, we'll set a…
  2. …They'd always want to have—China would always—I'd speak to President Xi a lot. I'd say, "It's unfair that you know, your yuan is…
  3. …mean, China—look, I have great relationships in China—and with President Xi, in particular—but China has been charging us massive tariffs for many…

Remarks at a Swearing-in Ceremony for Paul S. Atkins as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 22, 2025 Speech / ceremony 3 times

  1. …play hardball with China." "I'm going to play hardball with you, President Xi." No, no. We're going to be very nice, they're going to be…
  2. …be very good to China. I have a great relationship with President Xi. But they would make billions and billions and billions of dollars a…
  3. …delivered. Yes, please. I think my relationship—— Yes, my relationship with President Xi is great. It was—it's been great for a long time. We've…

Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Apr 9, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …sure, I would. He's a friend of mine. I like him. President Xi, I like him. I respect him. But they haven't treated our country…
  2. …went off a little bit. No, I'm not concerned. I think President Xi is a very smart guy, and I think we'll end up making…
  3. …so many years. But, no, I don't expect that. I think President Xi is one of the very smart people of the world, and I…

Remarks Announcing Additional United States Tariff Actions on Foreign Imports

Apr 2, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …billions of dollars from China in tariffs. And they understood, honestly. President Xi understood. He said, "Look, I understand." And the other countries—and they…
  2. …history of the world. And, again, I have great respect for President Xi of China, great respect for China, but they were taking tremendous advantage…

Remarks at a Document Signing Ceremony and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 6, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …denuclearization, and we were going to get China. I spoke to President Xi about it, and he would have been very happy to have gone…
  2. …spoken to him. Yes, please. I have a great relationship with President Xi. It was hurt because of COVID. That's why I don't call it…

Remarks on Semiconductor Manufacturing Investment and an Exchange With Reporters

Mar 3, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …have to raise the tariffs a little bit." Because I've called President Xi, I've called the leaders of Japan to say, "You can't continue to…
  2. …calls every day, like I used to do with certain leaders—President Xi, a little bit—a lot of phone calls talking about the fact…

Remarks on Signing a Memorandum on Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs and an Exchange With Reporters

Feb 13, 2025 Speech / ceremony 4 times

  1. …meeting? Where you're going to"—I say this to Putin, to President Xi. I say to everybody. It never bothered me. You know, I'm willing…
  2. …one of the first meetings I want to have is with President Xi of China, President Putin of Russia. And I want to say, "Let's…
  3. …doing that. No, I—no, it's the people. It's President Putin, President Xi. I don't need bodies. I don't need anything. It's people. It's all…

Remarks at a House Republican Conference Dinner in Miami, Florida

Jan 27, 2025 Speech / ceremony 2 times

  1. …just looking for trouble. I spent a lot of time with President Xi, and I'll never forget, in my first meeting, I said, "You have…
  2. …And, you know, it's very interesting, China—when I was with President Xi, I had a deal worked out with him that they were going…