China expressed openness to trade talks with the US, but under certain conditions. Beijing wants the Trump administration to show more respect, including curbing disparaging remarks from officials. Additionally,

The U.S.'s latest tariff hike on Chinese imports is a response to these actions. "China now faces up to a 245% tariff on imports to the United States as a result of its retaliator

President Donald Trump’s trade war with China has escalated even as other countries got a partial reprieve, threatening the relationship between U.S. manufacturers and retailers and one of America’s largest trading partners.