US President Donald Trump says he has not agreed to roll back tariffs on Chinese imports. Trump's announcement, at the White House media briefing last night, comes as a dampener on recent optimism for a major de-escalation in the US-China trade war. Trump's remarks appeared to push back against Beijing's claims that the two sides had agreed to remove tariffs in stages as part of a partial deal announced last month.  <br />'' <br />'' The United States and China have imposed steep tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars in two-way trade. Another round of US duties is set to hit on the 15th of next month on 160 billion US Dollars in Chinese goods.<br />'' <br />'' Trump also said that Beijing is eager for a deal because their economy is hurting. Observers, however, say that China has more leverage as the US President prepares to compete for re-election.<br />'' <br />''  <br />