Chinese exports of rare earth minerals, which are crucial for modern technology, were high on the agenda of the meetings.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told reporters that trade talks with China taking place in London were going well and expected to last all day on Tuesday (June 10).

The meeting marked the first face-to-face talks between He and Bessent since a 90-day truce brokered on May 12 in Geneva, when they agreed to slash their nations’ respective tariffs on the other by 1...