President Trump spoke by phone to China’s Xi Jinping in a bid to ease the trade war he started by slapping massive tariffs on products imported from the world’s biggest manufacturing

The two leaders spoke by phone on Thursday, following weeks of worsening tensions between Washington and Beijing.

Donald Trump has said he will visit China after speaking to its leader Xi Jinping over the phone. The US president said he had reciprocated with an invite to the White House during the "very good talk" - though such a trip has not been confirmed by either side.