The meeting was originally set to take place on August 15, as stipulated in the signed phase one trade deal. China's Commerce Ministry on Monday condemned Washington's request for G7 and NATO allies to impose secondary tariffs on Chinese imports, calling it "a classic example of unilateral bullying and economic coercion." Trump, in a Saturday letter to NATO allies, pressed members to stop buying Russian oil and to place "50 to 100 per cent tariffs on China for its purchases of Russian petroleum." He wrote that NATO's commitment "to WIN" the war in Ukraine "has been far less than 100%" and argued that Russian oil purchases were "shocking" and "greatly weaken your negotiating position, and bargaining power, over Russia." Britain on Friday banned 70 vessels tied to Russian oil transport and sanctioned 30 individuals and companies - including some in China and Turkey - accused of supplying Russia with war materials.