# The White House says US President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping will likely hold a long-awaited call later this week, as trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies ratchet back up. Trump reignited strains with China last week when he accused the world’s second-biggest economy of violating a deal that had led both countries to temporarily reduce huge tariffs. Trump and Xi have yet to have any confirmed contact more than five months since the Republican returned to power.
White House says Trump and Xi will talk this week