U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports of around 55% are a “good status quo,” but the Trump administration would like to find areas where bilateral trade could increase more freely, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said on Tuesday.

The death toll from a magnitude 6.9 quake in the central Philippines has risen to 19, local officials said early Wednesday.

A powerful 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the central Philippines, claiming at least 20 lives with numbers expected to climb. The tremor caused landslides, damaged a church, and cut power. While local authorities warned of a minor sea-level disturbance, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre confirmed no tsunami threat, urging residents to remain cautious near coastal areas.