Scott Bessent, the US Treasury Secretary, finished a two-day negotiation marathon with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in Geneva on Sunday, landing what he called “substantial progress” in a deal meant to tone down the aggressive trade war between the two countries.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. and China could start work soon on a fuller trade agreement, after the countries struck a [temporary deal](

U.S. negotiators said Sunday that “substantial progress” was made and “perhaps the differences weren’t so large” after two days of negotiations with a high-ranking Chinese delegation on ways to