President Donald Trump lashed out at China on Friday morning on Truth Social, saying China had “violated” its trade deal with the US.
“China was in big trouble two weeks ago” due to the high tariffs set by the US, he said. Trump said he made a quick deal with China — which he accused them of breaking.
“The bad news is that China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US. So much for being Mr. NICE GUY!” Trump wrote.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News on Thursday that trade talks between the US and China are “a bit stalled,” saying a call between President Trump and China’s Xi Jinping may be needed
The escalation comes as the US-China detente — reached earlier this month, when each country eased sky-high tariffs on the other — looks more fragile amid both trade-related and other tensions.
Meanwhile, Trump’s most sweeping tariffs have entered a period of legal uncertainty. A federal appeals court allowed the tariffs to temporarily stay in effect, a day after the US Court of International Trade blocked their implementation, deeming the method used to enact them “unlawful.”
That means Trump’s tariff agenda remains intact, if in flux, in the latest twist in the unfolding legal saga.
Late Wednesday, the trade court voted to block many of Trump’s tariffs, including the flat-rate “reciprocal” tariffs aimed at US trade partners, as well as key China-focused duties.
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which oversees the International Trade Court, granted the Trump administration’s request for a temporary administrative stay. This gives the court time to review legal arguments and filings. The administration must submit its briefings by June 9, after which the court will determine the next steps.
The White House had vowed Thursday to take its appeal to the Supreme Court if necessary.
Administration officials also hinted that court rulings would not be the final say for a president who has based much of his economic agenda on enacting the tariffs. Yahoo Finance’s Ben Werschkul has an overview of the other maneuvers Trump could pursue.
Amid the legal chaos, US trade negotiations have apparently continued in earnest this week with India and the EU.
Here are the latest updates as the policy reverberates around the world.
LIVE 1027 updates
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Trump says China ‘TOTALLY VIOLATED’ agreement
The temporary trade deal that led to the US and China pausing steep tariffs is showing signs of fraying.
In a post on Truth Social on Friday, President Trump made it clear who he thinks is to blame.
“I made a FAST DEAL with China in order to save them from what I thought was going to be a very bad situation, and I didn’t want to see that happen,” Trump said. “Because of this deal, everything quickly stabilized and China got back to business as usual. Everybody was happy! That is the good news!!!
“The bad news,” he continued, “is that China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US.”
“So much for being Mr. NICE GUY!”
