Xi congratulates victor Trump
By Zhao Huanxin in Beijing and Chen Weihua in Washington, Dc | China Daily | Updated: 2016-11-10 08:26
He says bilateral ties to move forward from 'a new starting point'
President Xi Jinping sent congratulations to US president-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, saying he looked forward to working with him to push bilateral relations "further forward from a new starting point".
In a close race for the White House on Tuesday, Trump beat Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, surpassing the threshold of 270 of the total 538 electoral votes needed to win the presidency.
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