People's Republic of China

“The defendants allegedly plotted to harass and interfere with an individual who criticized the actions of the People’s Republic of China while exercising their constitutionally protected free speech rights within the United States of America,” said FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino in the release.

State Department and the Department of Homeland Security would revoke the visas, while also revising “visa criteria to enhance scrutiny of all future visa applications from the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong.”

State Department and the Department of Homeland Security would “aggressively” revoke the visas, while also revising “visa criteria to enhance scrutiny of all future visa applications from the People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong.”

"Trump obviously wants to show that he has made Beijing capitulate. And on the People's Republic of China side, Xi probably wants to show his own people and the world that he's been able to make Trump become more reasonable and moderate and accommodating," Mr Chong says.

"If you put the numbers on it, about 20% of Japan's profitability comes from the United States, about 15% comes from the People's Republic of China," said Jesper Koll, from Japanese online trading platform operator Monex Group.