The White House announced a "China trade deal" in a May 11 statement, but did not disclose details. The apparent agreement came together sooner than most observers expected after Trump's 145% tariffs on Chinese imports virtually halted $600 billion in annual trade between the world's two largest economies.

The White House backed off from the steepest levies, as the costs of an all-out trade war with China threatened global economic growth.

It’s important to understand how quickly we were able to come to an agreement, which reflects that perhaps the differences were not as large as maybe thought.”

The U.S. agreed to cut tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%, while China committed to reduce tariffs on U.S. products from 125% to 10%. The lowered tariffs will remain in place for 90 days while the two sides negotiate a wider trade deal.

The US has confirmed it has struck a trade deal with China following crunch talks that took place in Switzerland over the weekend. In a White House press release, Treasury Secretary said the two sides had made "substantial progress" in the "very important trade talks. Full details or the US-China trade deal are expected to be revealed on Monday.

David Gura, Anchor and Correspondent for Bloomberg News and Sam Stein, Managing Editor for The Bulwark joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the fallout from the 90 day pause on significant tariffs that was agreed to by the United States and China and how the unpredictability of the American President has given China a lane to persuade countries that used to be our reliable trading partners to work with President Xi.