The Taiwanese leader canceled U.S. transit visits after being urged to change his plans, two officials said. Washington has been in talks with Beijing over trade and a possible summit.

Donald Trump’s administration has denied permission for Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te to stop in New York en route to Central America, after China raised objections with Washington about the visit.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he was briefed on the Monday night mass shooting in New York City, saying his “heart was with” the four people killed. “I trust our Law Enforcement Agencies to get to the bottom of why this crazed lunatic committed such a senseless act of violence,” he wrote in a Truth Social post.

US President Donald Trump said a shooting that killed four people in a New York skyscraper was "a senseless act of violence." Police are investigating possible grievances the suspect, who also died, had against the NFL.

A gunman killed at least four people, including a New York City police officer, on July 28 in Manhattan while Trump was on a trip to Scotland.