Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory message to Donald Trump, following the former US president’s election as the next occupant of the White House, according to state news agency Xinhua. Xi told Trump that China and the US would “benefit from cooperation and lose from confrontation”, the Xinhua report said.

China's President Xi Jinping congratulated Donald Trump on his U.S. presidential win and urged both nations to find the "right way to get along", as looming U.S. tariffs threatened to return them to the days of a trade war years ago.

The real estate mogul's first term also saw the countries clash over espionage, the persecution of Uyghur Muslims in China's far west Xinjiang region, the crackdown on democracy i

China extended its congratulations to Donald Trump for his victory in the US election, while the president-elect reportedly spoke on the phone with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the US presidential election, as he called for cooperation rather than confrontation. History has shown that Washington and Beijing gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation,

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday Beijing and Washington must find a way to "get along" in a message to US president-elect Donald Trump, state media reported.