US President Donald Trump on Sunday sought to ease tensions with China, saying Chinese President Xi Jinping is respected. Trump said in a post on Truth Social that the US wants to help China. "Don`t worry about China, it will all be fine! Highly respected President Xi just had a bad moment. He doesn`t want Depression for his country, and neither do I. The U.S.A. wants to help China, not hurt it!!! President DJT."

The White House said in a post on X, "It is impossible to believe that China would have taken such an action, but they have, and the rest is History. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Earlier on Saturday, China vowed countermeasures against Washington if US President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to impose new 100% tariffs on Chinese imports, CNN reported.