For months, President Donald Trump has suggested his personal relationship with China’s Xi Jinping will be what unlocks the world’s most consequential trade dispute. Yet he hasn’t been able to get Xi on the phone — until,

Donald Trump says his connection with Xi Jinping should be enough to solve the US-China trade mess. But Xi hasn’t been taking his calls. For weeks, Trump tried reaching him and got nothing back. Now,

President Donald Trump has vented his frustration with China's President Xi Jinping, as the trade conflict flares again, despite an agreement in Geneva to slash tariffs and work constructively to resolve key differences.