Some of the challenges are self-inflicted, but a fresh set of court rulings questioning the president’s authority to enact tariffs hangs over his trade agenda.

China has pushed back against President Trump’s accusation that it broke a trade truce reached weeks earlier, as a re-escalation of tensions dims hopes of a resolution. Beijing has acted responsibly and upheld the consensus reached at the economic and trade talks in Geneva,

China said on Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump's accusations that Beijing had violated the consensus reached in Geneva trade talks were "groundless", and promised to take forceful measures to safeguard its interests.