US and Chinese officials started a second day of talks aimed at extending their tariff truce beyond a 90-day period that expires in two weeks and discussing ways to maintain trade ties while safeguarding economic security.

U.S. and Chinese officials began a second day of talks in Stockholm on Tuesday to resolve longstanding economic disputes and step back from an escalating trade war between the world's two biggest economies.

Delegations from China and the United States met on Tuesday for the second day of a new round of economic and trade talks in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng made no public comments to reporters after the first day of talks that lasted nearly five hours behind closed doors at the Swedish prime minister’s office Monday.