Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Wilbur Louis RossTikTok, WeChat to be banned Sunday from US app stores The Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by National Industries for the Blind - Trump seeks to flip 'Rage' narrative; Dems block COVID-19 bill Judge orders Trump administration stop 'winding down' census collection, processing efforts MORE said Thursday that the U.S. and China are still “miles and miles” away from reaching an agreement in their ongoing trade dispute after briefly agreeing to a ceasefire on tariffs.

He added that a 30-member delegation from China is scheduled to arrive in Washington, D.C., next week for further negotiations ahead of a March 1 deadline to come to an agreement.

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"There is a very large group coming. There’s been a lot of anticipatory work done, but we’re miles and miles from getting a resolution and frankly, that shouldn’t be too surprising,” Ross said, according to Reuters.

“Trade is very complicated, there’s lots and lots of issues," he added.

Ross added that he thinks "there’s a fair chance we do get to a deal."

China and the U.S. have already exchanged tariffs on billions of dollars worth of goods, and President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE has pledged further tariffs if the two sides can't reach a deal by March.

Trump has said that he will increase tariffs from 10 percent to 25 percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods if no deal is reached.

Ross reportedly said Thursday that here is "quite a little bit of time" until that deadline.

“So there’s quite a little bit of time between now and then to judge just where do we stand, is it worth going forward or have we reached an impasse?” he said.