China is considering either delaying or cancelling Vice Premier Liu He's planned trip to Washington this week after President Donald Trump threatened to hike tariffs on the country.
It comes just days after Trump said the countries were closing to signing a historic deal to end the trade war.
Patrick Fok reports, from Beijing:
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