Although Trump has sounded certain about meeting Xi later this month, the Chinese government has not made any official announcement yet.

Although Trump has sounded certain about meeting Xi later this month, the Chinese government has not made any official announcement yet.

Trump also threatened a "massive" tariff increase, after China tightened its rules for exports of rare earths.

The US president's announcement comes after China pledged to impose restrictions on the export of rare earth minerals.

President Donald Trump is threatening punitive tariffs and canceling a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping due to a new Chinese rare earth minerals move.