Hours later, Trump said in the Oval Office that he will speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping and “hopefully we’ll work that out,” while still insisting China had violated the agreement.

Trump did not specify how China violated the agreement. A U.S. official said China appeared to be moving slowly on promises to issue export licenses for rare-earth minerals.

President Donald Trump accused China Friday of violating a preliminary trade agreement between the two countries and suggested the U.S. may respond. The announcement came after a 90-day suspension of tariffs was agreed upon in May to ease tensions,