US-China relations are growing in the process of implementing agreements to remove tariffs and trade restrictions.
U.S. President Donald Trump said his Chinese rival, Xi Jinping, had a tough time and had "hard to reach a deal with it", and he accused China of violating a deal to remove tariffs and trade restrictions a few days later.
"I like Xi Jinping in China, always and always, but he's very hard and it's hard to reach a deal," Trump said in an article on his Truth Social Online Platform on Wednesday.
On Monday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump would talk to Xi to address the differences in last month's tariff deal, including larger trade issues.
In May, U.S. and Chinese negotiators reached an agreement in Geneva that reduced Chinese tariffs on goods from 145% to 30%. In exchange, China's tariffs on U.S. goods have been reduced from 125% to 10%.
Analysts described the agreement as unexpected, pointing out that there are so many separations between the two parties in the tariff dispute. Still, the deal was seen as a welcome development, avoiding a bigger showdown and disturbing the global market.
But on Monday, China's Commerce Department said the U.S. "seriously violated" the deal, adding that it would take steps to defend its interests.
The Commerce Department said U.S. violations include stopping sales of computer chip design software to Chinese companies, preventing the use of technology giant Huawei's manufacturing chips, and canceling visas among Chinese students.
The ministry also said the U.S. action seriously violated the agreement reached on an earlier call between Xi Jinping and Trump in January.
Trump also spoke out on social media last week, accusing Beijing of "completely" violating its deal with the United States.
What provisions he did not violate in the May tariff agreement. But U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer was later cited in media reports that Beijing failed to remove non-tariff barriers imposed on the United States, as agreed.
Last week, the U.S. Trade Court ruled that under the Emergency Powers Act, Trump surpassed his powers to impose most of his tariffs on tariffs imported from China and other countries.
Less than 24 hours later, the federal appeals court resumed its deliberations, saying it was considering the government's appeal.