The trade was has seen large decreases in U.S. exports of cars, soybeans and oil as well as large drops in imports of cell phones, computers and furniture.

The trade was has seen large decreases in U.S. exports of cars, soybeans and oil as well as large drops in imports of cell phones, computers and furniture.

Trump's hotly anticipated trip to China - the first by a U.S. president to America's main strategic rival since his last visit there in 2017 - has taken on added significance.

The world's two largest economies sought to stabilize fractured ties at their first high-level meeting in nearly a decade.