by Laurent Thomet, with Laurent Barthelemy in Washington Agence France Presse BEIJING, China — Chinese President Xi Jinping told United States counterpart Donald Trump on Monday that Sino-US relations have been hit by “negative factors” in a phone call following days of US actions that have vexed Beijing. Trump held separate calls with Xi and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that focused on tensions on the Korean peninsula, but China’s foreign ministry said Xi also […]