Donald Trump notes Xi Jinping’s ‘extraordinary’ rise

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">US President Donald Trump has congratulated Chinese leader Xi Jinping on his "extraordinary elevation" after this week's Communist Party congress.</span><br></p><p>Mr Trump also praised Mr Xi in a TV interview in the US, and said "some might call him king of China".</p><p>Mr Xi cemented his hold on China when he had a second five-year term confirmed, with no clear successor, at the congress.</p><p>His name and doctrine have been written into the party's constitution.</p><p>The two leaders are due to hold talks at a state visit to China next month, having met at the G20 summit in July.</p>