China is reaching out to the world to make trade deals amid President Donald Trump’s push to isolate the nation

China exempted some U.S. imports from its steep tariffs in a sign on Friday that the trade war between the two countries could be easing, though China quickly knocked down U.S. President Donald Trump's assertion that negotiations were underway.

Jokes and memes have proliferated on social media in China, which is trying to promote the perception that it has the upper hand in its trade impasse with the U.S.