U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has told The Wall Street Journal that he has spoken with or heard from most world leaders except Chinese President Xi Jinping.Trump's spokeswoman Hope Hicks later confirmed to American channel CNN that The Wall Street report was indeed "accurate."

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There is lot of ambiguity over whether or not Chinese president Xi made a congratulatory phone call to Trump.

A report by China's state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) claims that Xi called up Donald Trump soon after his victory became official.  

CCTV quoted Xi saying that the two countries "shoulder a special responsibility" as the world's largest developed and developing nations. "China pays high attention to the Sino-US relationship and hopes to develop a sound, long-term and stable relationship with the US," Xi was quoted saying.

The Chinese leader allegedly further said that he hoped to "settle all disputes with the US in accordance with the principle of non-confrontation."

China's official news agency supported this story. It confirmed that Xi sent a congratulatory message to Trump without specifying whether this message was conveyed through a phone call or other diplomatic channel.

There are also unconfirmed reports claiming that several Chinese officials have said that there was no phone call between the Xi and Trump.

Phone call diplomacy post-Trump victory assumes lot of importance given that the US President-elect resorted to anti-Chinese rhetoric during his election campaign. He leveled many serious allegations against China including claiming that China is stealing US jobs and resorting to cheap steel dumping.

Trump's rhetoric earned him a lot of flaks from the Chinese public.

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