Amazon is seeking steep discounts from suppliers and setting tough terms to protect its margins, as the technology giant works to limit the damage from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

The planned pullback, which hasn't been previously reported, is a way for sellers to protect profit margins amid the U.S.-China trade war triggered by steep tariffs placed by U.S. President Donald Trump on Chinese goods,

Amazon ‘s Prime Day is losing its luster among a critical group: sellers. Some third-party merchants who previously sold China-made goods during Amazon’s premiere July shopping event are sitting it out this year or reducing the amount of discounted merchandise they offer.

Companies paying Trump’s car tariffs won’t also be charged for other levies.

President Donald Trump is likely to alter his tariffs on the auto industry in a formal announcement as soon as Tuesday, according to a person familiar with the matter. The changes are unequivocally good news for stocks.

Trump has held up tariffs as a negotiating tool with China and claimed talks are ongoing, but Beijing says so far there have not been any negotiations.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has not spoken to US President Donald Trump on the phone recently, Beijing said Monday, reiterating that no talks are taking place between the two countries to resolve their tariff war.

China’s President Xi Jinping has not called President Donald Trump, Beijing said Monday, despite Trump’s claims to the contrary. Trump said in an interview with Time magazine that Xi had already contacted him after Trump triggered a trade war between their countries—the two largest economies in the world—with punishing tariffs.