President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday he spoke to China's Xi Jinping about TikTok and other issues as he prepares to take office in a matter of days.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke with President-elect Donald Trump on Friday on the heels of Beijing’s plan to dispatch the nation’s vice president to next week’s inauguration.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed issues including TikTok, trade and Taiwan in a phone call on Friday, just days before Trump takes office again promising tariffs that could ratchet up tensions between the world's two biggest economies.