China accused the U.S. of violating an agreement made at their tariff-cutting discussions in Geneva in May, and said it will take further action as the trade dispute between the world's two largest economies blows open again.

On Friday, Trump claimed via a post on his Truth Social platform that China had “TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US", accusing Beijing of backsliding on its trade promises without specifying details. Trump declared the US would double tariffs on both steel and aluminium imports from China, to 50 per cent from 25 per cent, beginning next week.

China has refuted U.S. President Donald Trump's claims of breaching the Geneva trade agreement, labeling them as unfounded.