Reuters reports that in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the US-China relationship is in a downward spiral.<br />In an interview with Fox Business Network on Thursday, President Donald Trump said he has no interest in speaking to President Xi Jinping right now.<br />Trump even went so far as to suggest he could even cut ties with the world’s second largest economy.<br />The president said he was disappointed with China’s failure to contain what has killed hundreds of thousands and upended the global economy.<br />He added the pandemic had cast a pall over his January trade deal with Beijing, which he'd previously hailed as a triumph.
