Administration officials have begun urging foreign trading partners to transition their economies away from reliance on cheap Chinese goods.

President Trump is open to a deal with Beijing on tariffs, but “the ball is in China’s court” amid the global superpowers’ trade battle, the White House shared Tuesday. Press secretary

White House officials clarified on Thursday that the 125 percent tariff the president announced on Wednesday was in addition to a 20 percent added to the country since President Trump returned to office.