The ports of Los Angeles and the adjacent Port of Long Beach will see traffic plummet in coming weeks. Whether it’s Hot Wheels or Barbies or pretty much anything else that’s supposed to come from China to the United States, it’s mostly all getting here one way.

China has said it's evaluating approaches from US officials to start negotiations about tariffs, a potential deescalation in the trade war that has raised hopes formal trade talks could start soon. "If we fight,