President Donald Trump has said he will soon speak to Chinese President Xi Jinping over the renewed trade conflict.

China has accused the United States of “provoking new economic and trade frictions” as it responded to US President Donald Trump’s claims that Beijing had violated a trade truce agreed by the two nations last month,

The president has ratcheted up the rate on foreign metals to 50 percent, double the previous rate, saying the levies weren’t high enough to help the U.S. industry.

(Reuters) -The U.S. tariff rate on most imported steel and aluminum doubled on Wednesday as President Donald Trump ratcheted up a global trade war. Here's a summary of the major trade partners it will affect.

US President Donald Trump has signed an order doubling tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from 25% to 50%. The move hikes import taxes on the metals - key inputs in everything from cars to canned food - for the second time since March.