Top US officials and their Chinese counterparts will meet in Switzerland at the weekend to hold trade discussions, boosting hopes for a potential deescalation in the US-China trade war. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and trade representative Jamieson Greer will get round the table with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in the most senior-level talks since President Trump's tariff push launched in early April.

The combined value of goods exchanged between the U.S. and China was $40.8 billion in March 2025. That is the lowest figure recorded by the U.S.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will both travel to Geneva, Switzerlandare scheduled to meet later this week with Chinese representatives on trade and economic matters,