China is moving to strengthen its alliances as a counterweight to President Donald Trump’s trade war, presenting a united front with Latin American countries at an event in Beijing

David Gura, Anchor and Correspondent for Bloomberg News and Sam Stein, Managing Editor for The Bulwark joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss the fallout from the 90 day pause on significant tariffs that was agreed to by the United States and China and how the unpredictability of the American President has given China a lane to persuade countries that used to be our reliable trading partners to work with President Xi.

U.S. President Donald Trump's comment on "unification" was about the U.S.-China trade relationship and U.S. policy toward Taiwan has not changed, the de facto U.S. embassy on the island said on Tuesday,

The White House backed off from the steepest levies, as the costs of an all-out trade war with China threatened global economic growth.

China hailed a trade agreement with the U.S. that will see both sides sharply reduce their tariffs for 90 days, calling it an "important step" that could lead to "deepening cooperation" between the world's two largest economies.