Xi Jinping congratulates Trump on US election win, as president-elect calls for unity
Chinese leader Xi Jinping looks forward to working with Trump, who promises that Washington will get along with other nations
Donald Trump called for national unity and promised to work with all nations in a triumphant victory speech on Wednesday that capped the 70-year-old real estate mogul’s election as the United States’ 45th president.
Trump’s stunning upset over Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, who had been widely expected to become the US’ first woman president, defied almost all odds and polls, shocked political and business elites and sent financial markets around the world into panic.
Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Trump, saying the world’s two biggest economies shared responsibility for promoting global development and prosperity.
Xi also looked forward to working with Trump, state media reported.
Riding an anti-establishment and anti-globalisation wave that also saw Britain vote to leave the European Union in June, Trump is poised to become the oldest president ever elected to a first term, with his party in control of both the House of Representatives and Senate.
I want to tell the world community that while we will always put America’s interests first, we will deal fairly with everyone
