Washington, DC: Effective February 4, the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced a temporary ban on accepting international packages from Hong Kong and China. Letters and apartment deliveries from China and Hong Kong Post are unaffected by this prohibition; it only applies to incoming packages from these countries.

“Effective February 4, the Postal Service will temporarily suspend only international package acceptance of inbound parcels from China and Hong Kong Posts until further notice,” the USPS said on its official website on Tuesday (local time). Keep in mind that the flow of mail and apartments from Hong Kong and China won’t be affected.

Over the weekend, Trump—who just took office—imposed 25% tariffs on products imported from Canada, Mexico, and China. As part of continuing negotiations over conditions, US President Donald Trump later on Monday delayed the duties on Canada and Mexico by one month.

China also imposed additional tariffs on a number of US goods, including a 10% tariff on crude oil and a 15% tariff on coal and liquefied natural gas, beginning on February 10, in response to the US government’s announcement of a 10% tariff on all Chinese goods exported to America.

According to a recent Al Jazeera story, which cited Trump’s senior trade advisor Peter Navarro, Trump is also anticipated to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Although she did not provide a timeframe, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the Trump-Xi talk will take place “soon.”

While harshly condemning US President Donald Trump’s tariff move, China has left the door open for negotiations in order to prevent the situation from becoming worse.

Meanwhile, after a deal with Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum declared a 30-day halt to US tariffs, according to Al Jazeera.

To combat drug trafficking and unauthorized migration, the governments of Mexico and Canada have decided to deploy police to their borders with the United States.

According to a top trade advisor to Trump, Canada has begun to realize that it has to do more, while Mexico has been “very cooperative” in attempts to curb the flow of fentanyl into the US, according to Al Jazeera.