President Trump said Tuesday that high tariffs on China will “come down substantially,” signaling a potential U-turn on his trade fight with China. CNN’s Steven Jiang explains why Trump’s shifting stance could give China the upper hand in the escalating tariff war.

Trump said the 145% tariffs on China were "very high."He said tariffs will "come down substantially," but would not drop to zero.Trump previously floated a tariff respite for China if Beijing agreed to cut a deal with the US on TikTok.