Tariffs on China will remain at their current levels, according to Stephen Miran, a key architect of President Donald Trump’s trade policies. Miran’s comments come at a time when the administration is trying to calm nervous investors but offering mixed signals.

China says no tariff talks or negotiations have taken place President Donald Trump is softening his rhetoric on the trade war with China, pushing for a deal, saying they’re in contact “every day,” but China says they haven’t negotiated at all.