Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad — all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty. Trump is no stranger to tariffs.

But one thing that most of them agreed on was that, once the dust settles from Trump's trade negotiations, America will be left with higher tariffs. Trump's imposition of tariffs on imports last month has angered America's trade partners,

The meeting is the strongest sign yet that the world's two biggest economies are ready to de-escalate their trade war.