Signs with the US flag and Chinese flag are seen at the Qingdao free trade port area in Qingdao in China’s eastern Shandong province on May 8, 2019. – China said on May 7 its top trade negotiator will visit the United States for talks with their US counterparts this week even as Washington stepped up pressure with plans to hike tariffs and complaints that Beijing was backtracking on its commitments. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT (Photo credit should read STR/AFP via Getty Images)