US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are “likely” to hold talks this week, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday.
While speaking to reporters, Leavitt said that the readout of the call would be provided if the two leaders hold talks. Earlier on Sunday, the White House National Economic Council Director, Kevin Hassett, had said that there was an expectation for Trump and Xi to hold talks this week.

Responding to the reporter’s query, Leavitt said, “I can confirm that the two leaders will likely talk this week.” “And as always, when foreign leaders call, we will provide a readout of those calls,” she added, as per ABC News report.

Hassett made the remarks during an appearance on ABC News’ “This Week” on Sunday. However, he did not mention the specific date when the two leaders would hold talks.

The development comes after Trump accused China of breaching a deal negotiated between officials of the two nations in Geneva last month to roll back high tariffs for 90 days. However, China rejected Trump’s allegations on Monday and accused the US of provoking “new economic and trade frictions.”
On May 30, Trump accused China of violating a recent trade agreement with the US. However, he did not mention China’s action that violated its agreement with China.

In a post on Truth Social, he stated, “Two weeks ago, China was in grave economic danger! The very high Tariffs I set made it virtually impossible for China to TRADE into the United States marketplace, which is, by far, the number one in the World. We went, in effect, COLD TURKEY with China, and it was devastating for them. Many factories closed and there was, to put it mildly, ‘civil unrest.’ I saw what was happening and didn’t like it, for them, not for us.”-TIN Bureau