Donald Trump is 'folding' to China over tariffs - or at least, that's what social media users would have you believe. The president has appeared to signal a U-turn on tariffs on Chinese goods after weeks of trade war speculation – and people have been quick to mock his ‘art of the deal’ on social media.

President Trump's aggressive tariff policies against China have severely strained relations, diminishing prospects for a near-term meeting with President Xi Jinping. The escalating trade war, marked by tit-for-tat tariffs,

Trump also said he didn’t see the need to say he’d “play hardball” with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and that during discussions he wouldn’t raise COVID-19.