On February 5, 2016, President Xi Jinping held telephone talks with President Barack Obama of the US at request. The two leaders exchanged new year greetings and blessings.

Xi Jinping pointed out that China-US relations made important progress under the joint efforts of both sides in the past year. Under the current situation, China and the US need to cooperate and can cooperate in many affairs. China will work with the US to continue deepening all-round practical cooperation, enhance coordination and communication on international and regional issues and issues of global significance, and thus push bilateral relations for sustained, healthy and stable development.

Barack Obama expressed that he is very glad to have telephone talks with President Xi Jinping upon the coming Chinese lunar new year and hopes that US-China relations could make new progress and that both sides can keep working together to deepen cooperation and promote peace, security and prosperity of the two countries and the international community. The US is gravely concerned about the new nuclear test conducted by the DPRK and its announcement to launch satellite. It is hoped that the international community will strengthen coordination and push the UN Security Council to take measures so as to effectively deal with the situation. The US will boost cooperation with China to this end.

Xi Jinping stressed that the situation on the Korean Peninsula is complex and sensitive. China sticks to the goal of denuclearization of the Peninsula and advocates that the issue should be solved through dialogues and consultations to safeguard peace and stability on the Peninsula as it is in the fundamental interests of all sides. China agrees to safeguard relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council and the international nuclear non-proliferation system and will keep communication and coordination with relevant parties including the US to this end.