Tariffs on china came in the wake of an 11 30 a. M. Meeting with secretary mnuchin and robert light hauser, the u. S. Trade representative, who briefs him on how things went in shanghai this week the president issuing this tweet suggesting that hes frustrated with the talks and frustrated with chinas lack of follow through and also to stop the sell of fentanyl in the United States the president saying that china had agreed to do that and it never happened and as a result, americans continued to die, so as a result, he says on september 1st, yithe united stae is going to put a small tear i have on the remaining goods coming in to our country from china. He says he looks forward to continuing positive dialogue with china and a comp help sieve trade deal and ends on a positive note saying he hopes the future between the two countries will be b bright this sets up a dynamic with the trade talks in washington which is going to have a little edge to it as the u. S. Side and the chinese sit d