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.

US President Donald Trump announced Friday a new round of trade talks with China in London next week, a day after calling Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in a bid to end a bitter battle over tariffs. While Trump's long-awaited phone call with Xi this week likely paved the way for further high-level trade talks,

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