China’s top trade official said the two sides had “constructive” and “candid” discussions and agreed to keep the tariffs at current levels — the United States taxing Chinese goods at 30 percent and China collecting 10 percent on US products.

The Trump administration has announced a new 40% tariff on transshipments in a move primarily targeting China.

President Trump’s executive order carved out a special tariff on goods shipped indirectly to the United States by way of other countries.