Trump notes Xi Jinping’s ‘extraordinary’ rise

US President Donald Trump has congratulated Chinese leader Xi Jinping on his ‘extraordinary elevation’ to become China’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong. Xi Jinping has cemented his hold on China when he had a second five- year term confirmed with no clear successor. Trump praised Xi by describing him as a “very good person” with whom he had a “good relationship”. In the phone call with Trump, Xi Jinping expressed a desire to work with the US president for the future development of China- US ties since China has the world’s second- largest economy after the US.