US Ambassador retweets a State Department account accusing the Chinese Communist Party of conducting a mass sterilisation campaign for Uighur women
Earlier, the US had imposed visa restrictions against Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials in retaliation for Beijing's policies in Hong Kong
He also described the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) as a "rogue actor"
"For decades, Chinese companies have availed themselves of the benefits of US financial markets, and capital raised in the US has helped fuel China's rapid economic growth," Trump said
The US Treasury Department will take the step in a semi-annual report that will release soon, according to Bloomberg
Describing it as a "historic transaction", Mnuchin said further talks would be held for the remaining phases
The two leaders spoke a week after their envoys sealed a "Phase 1" agreement aimed at ending an 18-month trade war that has rattled markets and raised tensions.
Investors are closely watching for any signs of progress on a phase-one deal as worries increase that Trump may slap more tariffs on China later this month
A source familiar with the trade talks also told Reuters that US officials could travel to China after Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday in the United States
Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping had planned to sign "phase one" of the deal at an international conference this month in Chile that was canceled because of social unrest in that country
In the WTO ruling, a three-member arbitration panel said Chinese exporters suffered impairment to trade valued at $3.579 billion annually
Gross domestic growth avoided the steeper drop feared by economists, but the US-China trade war still walloped the business sector, according to commerce department data
China's financial elites now see the U.S. shifting the front of its trade war to financial markets - in part because its campaigns on the tariff and technology fronts haven't been going so well
China's slowdown deepens in August; industrial output growth falls to 17-1/2 year low
Only five developing countries have made the transition to advanced-nation status while maintaining high levels of growth since 1960
The US has officially labelled China a currency manipulator, accusing it of using yuan to gain "unfair competitive advantage" in trade
Policymakers everywhere have been forced to consider more stimulus as fears grow over the broadening fallout of the US-China trade dispute on the global economy
Defence Secretary Mark Esper's comments reflect US determination to challenged Chinese maritime hegemony.
Trade tensions between Washington and Beijing escalated sharply earlier this month after the Trump administration accused China of having "reneged" on its previous promises
Reserve cut US interest rates back to zero within a year if the world economy heads to recession, says Morgan Stanley.