China has denied President Trump’s assertion that the two sides were involved in active negotiations over tariffs.

China called for all "unilateral" U.S. tariffs to be cancelled on Thursday, as signs emerged that the Trump administration may de-escalate its trade war with Beijing. China also clarified it has not held trade talks with Washington despite repeated comments from the U.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a 25 percent tariff imposed on cars imported from Canada to the United States could go up. "When I put tariffs on Canada - they're paying 25 percent - but that could go up,

President Donald Trump recently reignited tensions with Canada, making a series of controversial remarks during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office. Trump’s comments come in the wake of his stunningly audacious new plan to slap a 25% tariff on every single automobile imported into the United States.