Trade warTrump threatens to cut 'whole relationship' with China
US 'very strongly' considering delisting mainland companies, president says
A close-up of U.S. President Donald Trump's notes shows where the word "Corona" was crossed out and replaced with "Chinese" to describe the new virus during a briefing at the White House on March 19. (Washington Post via Getty Images)
ALEX FANG, Nikkei staff writer
NEW YORK -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is currently not on speaking terms with Chinese President Xi Jinping and that Washington could go as far as severing the "whole relationship" with Beijing if trade relations do not improve.