US President Donald Trump on Friday clarified that he did not cancel his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping after his recent remarks about having “no reason to meet Xi” had triggered speculations about the two leaders' upcoming meeting.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said he had not officially cancelled the meeting with Xi , but expressed his shock at China's new export restrictions requiring export licenses for rare earth elements.

Reacting to China's restrictions , Trump had earlier said that he saw no need to meet Xi Jinping after Beijing took "very hostile" steps.

“This was a real surprise, not only to me, but to all the Leaders of the Free World. I was to meet President Xi in two weeks, at APEC, in South Korea, but now there seems to be no reason to do so,” he said. Also

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