Since Trump’s first term, they have been adapting their approach to the United States, and they have spent the past three months further developing their strategy to anticipate, counter, and minimize the damage of Trump’s volatile policymaking.

The tariffs have also provoked political tension, including retaliation from China, which responded to Trump's move with tariffs on US goods and an anti-monopoly probe of Google, among other measures. The speed with which China filed its complaint with the WTO is an indication of Beijing's readiness for the trade fight.

The USPS halted an order to suspend incoming packages from China that threatened to severely disrupt trade between the two major economies.

The U.S. Postal Service will temporarily suspend accepting inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong Posts until further notice.

The United States Postal Service said Wednesday it is resuming package mail from China and Hong Kong. Those mail shipments were suspended Tuesday night.

US stocks open little moved by China's retaliatory tariffs. Mexico and Canada's tariff pauses suggests tariffs are negotiation tools, some say.

U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Tuesday as investors avoided risky assets after China struck back with retaliatory tariffs in response to new U.S. restrictions against Chinese goods. Minutes after U.