Donald Trump believes it is up to China, not the United States, to come to the negotiating table on trade, the White House said Tuesday, after the US president accused Beijing of reneging on a major Boeing deal.

The White House says the next move in stalled trade talks must come from China. Trump is open to a deal but insists "the ball is in China’s court." Tensions rose after China pulled out of a Boeing deal and both sides hiked tariffs in a growing trade war.

WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (Apr 15) that China has gone back on a major Boeing deal, after a news report that Beijing ordered airlines not to take further deliveries of the

US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that China has gone back on a major Boeing deal, after a news report that Beijing ordered airlines not to take further deliveries of the US aviation giant's jets. Trump took aim at Beijing again on Tuesday, saying on Truth Social that China did not fully fulfil an earlier trade deal.

Trump has imposed steep duties on imports from China, leading China to retaliate with levies of its own on the US.

White House urges China to make trade deal with US as tensions escalate, Trump open to negotiations.

President Trump is staking everything on winning by imposing tariffs on China. But the fight threatens to choke off negotiations about other issues like Taiwan, fentanyl, TikTok and more.