US President Donald Trump has played down reports that Chinese entities provided Tehran with satellite imagery of a US military base in Jordan before and

"When they say China spies on us, I say you're right and we spy on them too," Trump said about the surveillance activities of China and the US.

"When they say China spies on us, I say you're right and we spy on them too," Trump said about the surveillance activities of China and the US.

Trump dismisses claims China aided Iran before the attack that killed US troops, equating US and Chinese surveillance activities. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Chinese and US presidents are expected to meet in the United States on September 24, although China has yet to officially confirm that the meeting will take place.

The Chinese and US presidents are expected to meet in the United States on September 24, although China has yet to officially confirm that the meeting will take place.

The president said the U.S. spies on China "too" after a report linked Chinese satellite imagery to Iran's deadly July missile attack on American troops.

The president said the U.S. spies on China "too" after a report linked Chinese satellite imagery to Iran's deadly July missile attack on American troops.

US officials say Chinese entities supplied Iran with satellite imagery of a US base in Jordan before and after Tehran's July 17 missile strike that killed three American troops. President Donald Trump later downplayed the report, saying that China also spied on the US like it does.

According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, the intelligence findings follow months of unheeded warnings from the Trump administration to Beijing regarding Chinese firms supplying targeting data to Tehran.