Chinese President Xi Jinping called President-elect Trump to congratulate him on his election win, and warned him that the U.S. would "gain from cooperation and lose from confrontation" with China.

The president-elect and self-described "Tariff Man" has pledged to dramatically raise import duties on Chinese goods.

Donald Trump will return to the White House having set out his foreign policy approach for the next four years. US voters have chosen a leader who adheres to an America first principle, where US interests come first,