Trump Says Upcoming US–China Trade Talks Could Result in Tariff Reductions

The president said China had far more to gain than the United States.

President Donald Trump along with Vice President JD Vance and Peter Mandelson, British ambassador to the United States, address reporters in the Oval Office at the White House on May 8, 2025. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

President Donald Trump on May 8 indicated that upcoming talks between the United States and China “could” result in cuts to the current tariffs imposed on the adversary.

“We’re going to see right now,” Trump said from the Oval Office in response to a question on whether Americans could expect a cut in the tariff rates.