Tariff talks begin between US and Chinese officials in Geneva

The exact location of the talks is not known. Picture: Keystone via AP

The US treasury secretary and America’s top trade negotiator have begun talks with high-ranking Chinese officials in Switzerland in a bid to de-escalate a dispute that threatens to cut off trade between the world’s two biggest economies and damage the global economy.

The Xinhua News Agency said Washington’s treasury secretary Scott Bessent and US trade representative Jamieson Greer have begun meetings in Geneva with a Chinese delegation led by vice premier He Lifeng.