Mr. Trump said in a post on Truth Social that his call with Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, had focused entirely on the trade relationship between the nations, which has soured in recent months in a dispute over the export of critical minerals used in an array of industries.

Politicians said the call between the two leaders, which focused on trade, had ‘made us very anxious’ about the implications for the island.

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday it is "extremely hard" to reach a deal with China over a trade impasse that has roiled global markets, while his doubling of metal

China has accused the United States of “provoking new economic and trade frictions” as it responded to US President Donald Trump’s claims that Beijing had violated a trade truce agreed by the two nations last month,

The trade dispute between the United States and China has intensified, with accusations flying and markets reacting. As both nations grapple with the fallout, the global economic landscape hangs in the balance.

As both the US and China accuse each other of violating the 90-day trade truce agreed upon in May, tech partnership between the world’s top two economies is falling apart brick by brick