New Delhi, April 20 -- Amid a tariff war with China, United States President Donald Trump has claimed that Beijing has reached out to Washington 'a number of times' since he hiked a blanket China tariff to 245 per cent. Donald Trump also said that both US and China are talking to each other to deal with the trade war.

Speaking at the Oval Office, Donald Trump said, "Yeah, we're talking to China. I would say they have reached out a number of times."

When asked if he has spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Donald Trump said, "I've never said whether or not they've happened. It's just not appropriate."

And when pressed to reveal if Xi Jinping has spoken to him, Donald Trump said, "You'd think it was pretty obvious that he has, but w...