A Chinese delegation led by Vice Premier He Lifeng held talks with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at Lancaster House, an ornate 200-year-old mansion near Buckingham Palace.

A new round of trade negotiations between the United States and China has started in London, with both sides trying to preserve a fragile truce brokered last month.

Top U.S. and Chinese officials were meeting in London on Monday to try to defuse a trade dispute that has widened from tariffs to restrictions over rare earths, threatening a global supply chain shock and slower economic growth.