The USWNT downed China, largely dominating a Saturday friendly that came with some signs that newer U.S. players are forging strong connections.

Catarina Macario, Sam Coffey, and Lindsey Heaps scored, while goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce got her second shutout in as many appearances.

China’s factory activity contracted in May, according to an official survey released on Saturday, although the decline slowed from April as the country reached a deal with the U.S. to slash President Donald Trump's sky-high tariffs.

The flurry of punitive measures taken against China by the Trump administration over the last few days was prompted by a belief among US officials that China has failed to live up to commitments it made in trade talks earlier this month,

China has a "deficit of trust and credibility" it needs to overcome in order to mend its fraught defence ties with the Philippines, though any breakthrough in the near term remains unlikely, Manila's top defence official said on Saturday.

Hours later, Trump said in the Oval Office that he will speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping and “hopefully we’ll work that out,” while still insisting China had violated the agreement.

The indictments raise serious allegations of foreign espionage, efforts to suppress free speech, and threats to national security.