High tariffs on China-made products drove U.S. imports from the world’s second-largest economy to a 16-year low in June — yet the dramatic shift hasn’t put a big dent in America’s overall trade deficit.

Chinese and American trade negotiators concluded their two-day meeting in Stockholm without a clear path forward to avert tariffs from skyrocketing back to ultra-high levels that formed an effective blockade on trade between the world’s two largest economies.

Speaking during the Presidential Private Sector Roundtable event held in Nairobi, Ruto defended Kenya’s growing trade ties with countries such as China, stating that his administration is focused on unlocking new markets to benefit Kenyan producers and correcting long-standing trade imbalances.