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Trump and China’s Xi will likely talk this week, White House official says
- A senior White House official said on Monday that Presidents Trump and Xi Jinping will likely speak this week about trade tensions between the U.S. and China.
- This follows April’s collapse of trade, steep tariffs by Trump reaching 145%, Beijing’s retaliatory duties, and a 90-day tariff reduction agreement from mid-May talks in Switzerland.
- Both governments have accused each other of violating the Geneva agreements, with the U.S. criticizing China's slow mineral exports and China condemning U.S. warnings on chip usage.
- A spokesperson for China’s Commerce Ministry accused the U.S. of acting alone to create new tensions in economic and trade relations, while Trump posted on Truth Social alleging that China had completely broken its agreement with the United States.
- The impending call aims to ease escalating tensions that have unsettled markets and risk derailing a fragile trade truce reached just weeks ago.
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Chinese FM responds to White House’s claim that Chinese, US leaders ‘likely to speak’ this week
In response to a media inquiry regarding the White House's claim that the Chinese and US leaders are likely to speak this week, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Tuesday that, “I have no information to offer.”
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has met, talked and even played algolf with numerous foreign leaders since his return to the White House. But on his list there is a huge exception: he has not yet talked to the Chinese head of state, Xi Jinping, while tensions between the two economic powers flare up, in areas ranging from mutual tariffs to defense, and both governments exchange reproaches and accusations that threaten the unsta…
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