US and China prepare for trade talks as Trump floats tariff cut

Maria Sandu

WASHINGTON: Senior US and Chinese officials are in Switzerland this weekend for talks aimed at de-escalating a burgeoning trade war sparked by President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff rollout, and fuelled by strong retaliatory measures from Beijing. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are set to confer with China's Vice Premier He Lifeng in the Swiss city of Geneva on Saturday (May 10) and Sunday - the first such talks between the two sides since Trump

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