Despite the tough rhetoric flying between Washington and Beijing, the impact of such elevated tariffs on some industries is prompting both governments to consider concessions to protect their own economies.

China has granted some exemptions on U.S. imports from its 125% tariffs and is asking businesses to identify goods that could be eligible in the clearest sign yet that Beijing is worried about the economic fallout from its trade war with Washington,

China will let scientists from six countries, including the US, examine the rocks it collected from the moon - a scientific collaboration that comes as the two countries remain locked in a bitter trade war.