Trump tariffs call with Xi Jinping cancelled after China retaliates

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  • Source: Yahoo
  • 02/05/2025
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping cancelled a scheduled phone call on Tuesday after China announced retaliatory tariffs on the US.

Mr Trump had been scheduled to speak to Mr Xi on Tuesday, just hours after the US president imposed fresh tariffs on the world’s second largest economy.

China retaliated within minutes, imposing levies on US imports and putting several companies, including Google, on notice for possible sanctions.

President Trump said on Tuesday night that he is in “no rush” to speak with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping despite expectations of a phone call to discuss the escalating US-China trade war.

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