The president’s choice to get directly involved in negotiations points to his desire to quickly finalize a slew of trade deals as China is pursuing its own set of agreements.

President Donald Trump announced that he would impose major tariffs against most of the United States’ top trading partners. He later put a 90-day “pause” on some of the most eye-popping tariffs, but America is now levying a 10 percent tariff on all countries—and 145 percent on China.