China trade talks were "far reaching, robust and highly satisfactory," but the future of the short video app TikTok as well as the movement of Taiwan officials did not come up.

President Trump has long complained about the trade deficit with China, which last year saw the US buy $295bn (£221bn) more goods from China than the other way round. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the US was already on track to reduce that gap by $50bn this year.

Negotiations between the U.S. and China on a possible trade deal in Sweden this week were “very constructive,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters on Tuesday.