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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Phillip Inman

US and China poised to extend tariff truce after failing to find resolution at talks

Scott Bessent and Jamieson Greer speak to the media while sat in front of US flags
Scott Bessent, the US treasury secretary, and Jamieson Greer, the US trade representative, after the conclusion of the talks. Photograph: Magnus Lejhall/TT/Reuters

US and Chinese negotiators have agreed in principle to push back the deadline for escalating tariffs, although America’s representatives said any extension would need Donald Trump’s approval.

Officials from both sides said after two days of talks in Stockholm that while had failed to find a resolution across the many areas of dispute they had agreed to extend a pause due to run out on 12 August.

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