<span style="color: #222222;">China's trade with the United States sank again in November as negotiators worked on the first stage of a possible deal to end a tariff war.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Customs data today showed exports to the United States fell 23 per cent from a year earlier while imports of American goods were off 2.8 per cent.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, exports to some other countries including France rose, helping to offset the loss.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">US President Donald Trump agreed to postpone a planned tariff increase in early October following trade talks but penalties already imposed on billions of dollars of goods stayed in place.</span><br />''