China and the United States are accusing each other of reneging on their tariff truce as tensions rise over rare earths exports, computer chips and student visas.

At a time when the United States and China are trading accusations of violations of the trade truce, President Donald Trump has criticised Chinese leader Xi Jinping for being ’extremely hard to make a deal with'.

Tensions between U.S. and China have flared up after a hiatus following a meeting between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and his Chinese counterpart in Geneva.