President Xi Jinping held a phone call on Friday with US President-elect Donald Trump, state media reported.

Later, Trump told reporters that he discussed Sino-US trade ties, the fentanyl drug problem and the Tiktok situation with Xi, saying their phone call "was a very good one for both China and the USA".

Earlier on Friday, China announced Xi would send Vice President Han Zheng to attend Trump's inauguration next week. (Xinhua/Reuters)