Newsweek has contacted the White House and the Chinese Foreign Ministry for comment. President Donald Trump raised U.S.

President Donald Trump has congratulated both countries for using "common sense and great intelligence" to end the conflict.

Trump proposed to lower tariffs on Chinese imports to 80% from 145% on eve of negotiations with the country's third-largest ...

President Donald Trump suggested lowering tariffs on China ahead of trade talks. By how much? From current 145 percent levels ...

Since U.S. President Donald Trump imposed steep tariffs on China last month, Beijing has responded in kind. On state and ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday an 80% tariff on Chinese goods "seems right," suggesting for the first time a ...

President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States could lower tariffs on China to 80 percent ahead of a meeting this ...

President Donald Trump has floated cutting tariffs on China from 145% to 80% ahead of a weekend meeting among top U.S. and ...

President Donald Trump remains firm that the United States is not going to unilaterally reduce tariffs on Chinese goods ...

An 80% across-the-board tariff would still be far beyond the duties the U.S. had in place on China before Trump took office.

The meeting is the strongest sign yet that the world's two biggest economies are ready to de-escalate their trade war.

The statement, made on Friday, is the first time Trump has floated a specific alternative figure as negotiators prepare to ...