Trump, Xi Discuss Trade Amid New Tariff Tensions

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a phone call on Thursday amid renewed trade tensions and deadlocked tariff negotiations. The call, reportedly initiated by Trump, came after a fragile truce last month to reduce tariffs, but the US has since doubled steel and aluminum tariffs and accused China of breaking agreements. Both leaders have publicly described each other as tough negotiators. The conversation took place as global markets remained unsettled, and as US allies Canada and Mexico threatened retaliation over new tariffs. The White House pressed other trade partners to finalize agreements before a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs expires. No significant breakthrough resulted from the call, leaving the future of US-China trade relations uncertain.