On December 11, 2015, President Xi Jinping held telephone talks with President Barack Obama of the US upon request.

Xi Jinping pointed out that we held a meeting in Paris not long ago, had in-depth exchanges of views on China-US relations and issues of common concern and reached a lot of new consensus. With a new year on the threshold, China-US relations face both significant development opportunities and some challenges. Maintaining the sustained, sound and stable development of China-US relations conforms to the common interests of both countries. He hoped that the US will work with China to advance practical exchanges and cooperation in various areas, control differences and sensitive issues in a constructive manner, and ensure the development of China-US relations toward the right direction of building a new model of major-country relationship.

Barack Obama said that he feels very pleased with the successful meeting with President Xi in Paris not long ago. Both sides often maintain coordination on major international and regional issues, which is of great and positive significance to the development of US-China relations. All parties at the Climate Change Conference in Paris are carrying out intense consultations to pool consensus for a positive and powerful final agreement. The US is willing to maintain close coordination with China to promote the Climate Change Conference in Paris for a success.

Xi Jinping stressed that we jointly attended the opening activities of the Climate Change Conference in Paris and maintain frequent communication on the issue of climate change, sending a positive message to the international community that China and the US strengthen cooperation in the field of climate change. As negotiations in the Paris Conference are drawing to a close, China and the US should enhance coordination and join efforts with all parties to ensure the Paris Conference an agreement on schedule, which will benefit the international community.