U.S. and China Hold High-Stakes Trade Talks in London to Avoid Escalation

Senior U.S. and Chinese trade officials are meeting in London this week for a series of urgent negotiations aimed at defusing rising tensions between the world’s two largest economies. The talks mark the most direct and high-level engagement between Washington and Beijing since President Donald Trump began his second term and imposed a new round of tariffs earlier this year.

The U.S. delegation includes Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer. They are meeting with China’s top economic official, Vice Premier He Lifeng, Beijing’s lead trade. . .