The US has reached a new trade agreement with China under which all Chinese imports will face a 55% tariff, while American exports to China will be subject to a reduced 10% tariff. This was the result of two days of talks between diplomats from the two nations in London.

While Donald Trump hailed the outcome of trade talks in London, Xi Jinping walked away with an understated strategic gain: a negotiating process that buys China time and helps defuse the threat of more harmful tariffs and technology curbs.