(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Friday morning accused China of violating a recent trade agreement with the United States.

The sharp criticism appeared to cast doubt over the staying power of the accord, setting up the possibility of a rekindled trade war between the world’s two largest economies.

“China, perhaps not surprisingly to some, HAS TOTALLY VIOLATED ITS AGREEMENT WITH US,” Trump said in a social media post Friday morning. “So much for being Mr. NICE GUY!”

Trump did not identify the action taken by China that had violated the agreement.

The remarks came hours after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent voiced pessimism about U.S.-China trade talks in an interview with Fox News on Thursday night.

“I would say that they are a bit stalled,” Bessent said when asked about

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