Washington — President Trump said he's spoken with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid tariff tensions with China, as China denies any talks are taking place between Beijing and Washington.

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to further trade talks and the American leader said they cleared up disputes surrounding rare earth exports at the heart of tensions between the world’s two largest economies.

Donald Trump has confirmed a trade deal with China is "done" after negotiators reached an agreement following talks in London. "Our deal with China is done, subject to final approval with President Xi and me,

President Trump’s top economic advisors will meet with Chinese trade representatives in London on Monday for a fresh round of trade talks. This as Russia unleashed a massive attack on Ukraine following the latter's “Operation Spiderweb” this week.

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are ‘likely’ to speak soon, according to the White House, amid tensions rise over the US President's accusations that China violated a 90-day tariff rollback deal.