Donald Trump has repeatedly urged Xi Jinping to call him for discussions about a potential trade deal. But any off-ramp to the economic tensions will likely run through Vice Premier He Lifeng, who is Xi's Sino-American trade tsar.

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The economy grew steadily from January through March, but U.S. tariffs pose a risk for China in the coming weeks and months.