Coronavirus truce: China, US suspend feud to join forces vs pandemic

THE hour-long telephone conversation between United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping has brought to a halt — at least for the time being — a dangerous downward spiral in bilateral relations and should see the world’s two biggest economies joining forces in their common battle against the pandemic that is now ravaging large parts of the world.

“The two leaders agreed to work together to defeat the coronavirus pandemic and restore global health and prosperity,” the White House said in a statement.