Uncertainty about when – or whether – the two will speak could reflect their different approach to the US-China relationship.

China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday urged Washington to engage in discussions on trade. “What is needed now is not unilateral, additional tariffs but dialogue and consultation based on equality and mutual respect,

President Trump will talk with Chinese leader Xi Jinping today about a potential tariff pause, White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said this morning at a Politico event. The Trump administration had previously said that the two leaders would speak this week,

Trump told reporters that he's in "no rush" to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping, despite escalating trade wars and previous claims to the contrary.