Trump "is obsessed with having a call with Xi," according to a news outlet, but China's leader would want assurances, an expert told Newsweek.

In early May, after two intense days of negotiations in Switzerland, Washington and Beijing agreed to drastically suspend most tariffs imposed since April 2 for 90 days. After the start of a trade war 2.

President Trump railed against Xi Jinping in a late-night social media post days ahead of their planned call, complaining that the Chinese leader is “extremely hard to make a deal with” as trade talks stall.