China's Vice Premier He Lifeng will visit Sweden from July 27-30 for a new round of economic and trade talks with U.S. officials, the Chinese commerce ministry said on Wednesday. Both sides will continue consultations based on the principles of "mutual respect,

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that he would meet his Chinese counterparts in Sweden next week to continue trade talks between the two countries, suggesting the current pause in sky-high tariffs aimed at each other could be extended.