Coronavirus: Donald Trump threatens to ‘cut off’ China ties, doesn’t want to speak to Xi Jinping

US President Donald Trump expressed doubts over his recent trade agreement with Beijing because of the Covid-19 pandemic and suggested that America would save US$500 billion if Washington “cut off” the bilateral relationship.Speaking about a wide range of grievances with China in a pre-recorded Fox Business Network interview, Trump said: “I have a very good relationship [with China’s President Xi Jinping], but I just, right now I don’t want to speak to him.”“They should have never let [the…

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