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US and China officials meet in Stockholm to discuss how to ease trade tensions
- In Stockholm recently, U.S. and Chinese trade officials launched new talks aiming to extend their tariff pause set to expire on August 12.
- With the July 30 deadline looming, dozens of trading partners risk tariff hikes if they fail to strike deals, according to analysts.
- Participants note this is the third round of talks this year, nearly four months after President Donald Trump’s proposed 145% import tax, with current tariffs at 145%.
- According to analysts, the Stockholm talks will continue at 30%, and the U.S.-China Business Council said `What's more important is the atmosphere coming out`.
- Looking toward a summit, observers say the meeting could set the stage for a Trump-Xi Jinping summit later this year, with Emily Benson noting `a fairly significant shift in administration thinking on China since particularly the London talks`.
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U.S. and Chinese officials began a second day of talks in Stockholm on Tuesday aimed at resolving long-running economic disputes and stepping back from an escalating trade war between the world's two largest economies. Specifically, the deal is aimed at reaching a deal on tariffs that has already been reached with the United States by Japan, the European Union and the United Kingdom.
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