Beijing's top trade official says China and the United States have agreed to work on extending a deadline for new tariffs on each other after two days of trade talks in Stockholm.

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.

Top trade officials from China and the U.S. are in Stockholm for talks aimed at easing trade tensions. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng lead discussions expected to extend current tariff levels.