The US has eased export restrictions on China for chip design software and ethane, a sign that trade tensions are calming

“Vietnam will pay the United States a 20% Tariff on any and all goods sent into our Territory, and a 40% Tariff on any Transshipping,” Trump said on his social network. “In return, Vietnam will do something that they have never done before, give the United States of America TOTAL ACCESS to their Markets for Trade.”

An initial trade deal with Vietnam offers a glimpse of how President Trump is pushing countries to cut back on trade with China.