It makes sense to pause, while they are negotiating. If we increased the tariffs now, then China would want to take revenge, and things would go from bad to worse.
The tariffs we already imposed are staying, just not adding new ones, in the hope of an agreement.
“The tariffs we already imposed are staying, just not adding new ones, in the hope of an agreement.”
One concession Trump made: US companies can now sell parts to Huawei. In return he supposedly got China to resume buying more agricultural goods and services.