Trump earlier this month raised a 10 percent blanket tariff he previously imposed on Chinese products to 20 percent.
Beijing responded with levies of up to 15 percent on a range of US agricultural goods including soybeans, pork and chicken.
China, the world’s top steel producer, has also vowed to take “all necessary measures” in response to separate new US tariffs on steel and aluminum.
Xi last visited the United States in Nov 2023, when he met with Republican Trump’s Democratic predecessor Joe Biden in California in a bid to ease growing tensions between the two superpowers.
Source: CNA
