US President Donald Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping was “extremely hard to make a deal with” in a comment that comes as frictions rise between the two countries, weeks after they reached an agreement to de-escalate trade tensions.

Even the president appears to be doubting his strategy to win over Beijing, as relations fray between the trading partners.

"I like President Xi of China, always have, and always will, but he is VERY TOUGH, AND EXTREMELY HARD TO MAKE A DEAL WITH," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

U.S. stock futures are lower after major stock indexes eked out a gain despite rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China.

Fox News correspondent Alexandria Hoff reports on the latest trade developments between the United States and China on ‘Special Report.’

A decline in Tesla's China-made electric vehicle sales extended to an eighth month in May, as the U.S. automaker's sales woes were compounded by brutal price wars in the world's largest auto market. Deliveries of China-made Model 3 and Model Y vehicles,

China-made electric vehicle sales fell 15% Y/Y in May 2025, totaling 61,662 units, Reuters reported, citing data from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA). This figure includes both domestic sales and exports of the Model 3 and Model Y vehicles manufactured at its Shanghai plant.

China shipments fell 15% year-over-year in May to 61,662 units, according to a preliminary report from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. Despite a year-over-year decline, the electric vehicle maker reported a 5.