The president has spoken with the leaders of both countries as they spar over remarks the Japanese prime minister made about the Beijing-claimed island democracy.

Trump told reporters Tuesday that in his call with Xi the previous day, he urged the Chinese leader to speed up purchases. “He more or less agreed,” Trump said, according to Reuters. U.S. Trad e Secretary Scott Bessent, who has led the American negotiating team, insisted Chinese purchases remain “ right on schedule.”

Trump is weighing whether to allow Nvidia’s advanced H200 AI chips to be sold to China, a decision that pits economic opportunity against national-security concerns as Washington debates loosening its

President Trump said he accepted an invitation from Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit China in April and invited Xi to the US for a state visit.