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US, China seek to extend trade truce with London talks

Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 13, 2025 and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2025. [AFP]

After a round of talks in Geneva last month, the United States and China will sit down at the negotiating table in London on Monday to attempt to preserve a fragile truce on trade, despite simmering tensions.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will lead the US delegation, President Donald Trump announced Friday.

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