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CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: The U.S. wants China to call. Why it won’t – for now

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The last time Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke was just before the January 20 U.S. presidential inauguration.

A confluence of economic and cultural differences have led to the standoff.

Instead of talking to Trump , Xi this week is making his first overseas state visit of 2025 to Southeast Asia : Vietnam , Malaysia and then Cambodia .

China 's first overseas state visit of 2025 to Southeast Asia : Vietnam , Malaysia and then Cambodia .

Southeast Asia is now China 's largest trading partner, followed by the EU and then the U.S. President Trump called China 's meeting with Vietnam an effort to "screw" the United States .

China reported first-quarter GDP of 5.4% beating analysts' expectations of a 5.1% increase.

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