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.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick insisted Sunday a court fight over President Donald Trump’s tariff power won’t blunt the administration’s leverage as it works on trade deals with key partners ahead of a July deadline.

Other nations are still eager to negotiate trade deals with the U.S., despite court rulings invalidating President Trump's so-called reciprocal tariffs, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday.

South Africa has offered to buy liquefied natural gas from the United States over a 10-year period as part of proposals to secure a trade deal, according to a ministerial statement posted on the South African government news agency website.

The Trump administration on Monday asked a U.S. appeals court to pause a second court ruling that found the president had exceeded his authority by imposing sweeping tariffs on imports, saying the decision jeopardizes trade negotiations with other nations.