China responded to President Trump on Monday, accusing the US of violating their trade agreement and vowing to protect its interests, making it less likely that Trump will get the leadership call he wants to restart trade talks.

The president's plan - where countries face between 11% to more than 100% tariffs on goods brought into the US - was announced in April. But the majority of the tariffs were paused by Trump for 90 days in the wake of stock market volatility.