Trump and Xi agree to further talks to settle trade disputes between U.S., China [Video]

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping confronted weeks of brewing trade tensions and a battle over critical minerals in a rare leader-to-leader call on Thursday that left key issues to further talks.

During the more than one-hour-long call, Xi told Trump to back down from trade measures that roiled the global economy and warned him against threatening steps on Taiwan, according to a Chinese government summary.

But Trump said on social media that the talks focused primarily on trade led to “a very positive conclusion,” announcing further lower-level U.S.-China discussions, and that “there should no longer be any questions respecting the complexity of Rare Earth products.”

He later told reporters: “We’re in very good shape with China and the trade deal.”

The leaders also invited each other to visit their respective countries.

The highly anticipated call came in the middle of a dispute between Washington and Beijing in recent weeks over “rare …