Trump claimed that millions of jobs have been lost and thousands of companies are shutting down in China.
A source familiar with the deliberations, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that while an even-handed approach was smart, it was not the right signal to send in this case
Protesters have staged 10 weeks of relentless protests to demand greater freedoms in Hong Kong, including rallies that paralysed the semi-autonomous city's airport
During his three-day visit, Jaishankar will hold talks with the Chinese leadership on a host of issues including finalisation of arrangements for President Xi's visit to India later this year
Only five developing countries have made the transition to advanced-nation status while maintaining high levels of growth since 1960
The two sides have agreed to restart trade negotiations that broke down last month
The dispute has already cost companies in both countries billions of dollars, disrupted global manufacturing and supply lines, and roiled global markets
Trump has repeatedly threatened to raise tariffs if Xi doesn't meet with him at the G-20 leaders' meeting June 28-29 in Osaka, Japan
In the last one-and-half years, both sides have been making concerted efforts to reset ties
Going forward, China will take a series of major reform and opening-up measures and make stronger institutional and structural moves to boost higher quality opening-up
Concerns over BRI financing became vocal after China acquired Sri Lanka's strategic Hambantota port on a 99-year lease as a debt swap in 2017
How successful has Xi been in his prodigious effort to turn China into a major world power and replace the US as the leader not of an alliance but of a "community of common destiny"?
Both China and the rest of the world will be worse off as a result
Right now, Beijing needs to be pushing hard on all fronts to keep its growth engine running
He told his soldiers to grasp major trends in national security and development, to strengthen awareness of crisis and combat and to make preparations for military operations
Xi's speech was peppered with references to familiar domestic themes and promises to leave the self-governing island's political system intact
His message for Trump: We've got to cooperate; US delegation prepares for trade talks
With the US, Xi has more candidly announced China's ambitions to take center stage in world affairs than any leader since Mao Zedong
The shift from "momentum" to "victory" reflects an important judgment from the party leadership
'There is an urgent need for us to speed up the internet economy and work for governance that is more fair and equitable,' Xi said