The US flag flies over Chinese shipping containers that were unloaded at the Port of Long Beach, in Los Angeles County, on September 29, 2018. – President Donald Trump insisted that there had been “absolutely no impact” on the US economy from the escalating trade dispute between his administration and China. “We have to make it fair. So we’re at $250 billion now, 25 percent interest,” he said in reference to a package of tariffs imposed on Chinese imports. (Photo by Mark RALSTON / AFP) (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)