China and US have been at loggerheads since April 2 when Donald Trump announced a 34 per cent retaliatory tariff on Beijing. A trade war followed, and now US goods imported to China face 125 per cent taxation,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping numerous times but did not say when the two leaders last talked or what topics they discussed. Asked whether he has spoken with Xi since enacting his tariff plan,