By Bo Erickson and Kanishka SinghJOINT BASE ANDREWS, Jan 13 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he thinks China can open its markets to American goods, once again asserting he had a good relationship with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.“I think it’s going to happen,” Trump said when asked if he thinks Chinese markets could open to U.S. goods. He did not elaborate.Washington and Beijing have had tense ties for years over issues like trade tariffs, intellectual property, human rights, the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, cybersecurity and policies towards Taiwan, Hong Kong and Russia’s war in Ukraine.A day earlier Trumpthreatened to slap a 25% tariffon countries that trade with Iran, risking reopening old wounds with Beijing, Tehran’s biggest trading partner.China condemned Trump’s threat and Trump did not provide details on his plan to impose tariffs on countries conducting trade with Iran, which is currently seeing some of its biggestanti-government demonstrationsin years.Trump has been weighing how to respond to the situation in Iran, which fought a 12-day war with U.S. ally Israel last year and whose nuclear sites were bombed by the American military in June.

- U.S. President Donald Trump expressed on January 13 that he believes China will open its market to U.S. goods, reiterating his positive relationship with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.  
- The U.S.-China relationship is strained over various issues, including trade tariffs, human rights, and cybersecurity.  
- The previous day, Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on countries trading with Iran, which could exacerbate tensions with Beijing, especially as Iran faces significant anti-government protests.

Trump says he thinks China can open its markets to US goods