President Donald Trump is hailing the latest trade framework with China as a game-changing breakthrough. Yet the deal he touted Wednesday represents little more than a reset back to earlier terms — and even that came at a cost.

The deal removes Chinese export restrictions on rare earths minerals and allows Chinese students access to U.S. universities.

President Donald Trump's tariffs were touted as a tool for winning trade concessions from other countries. Those benefits are so far few and far between.