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.

China and the U.S. agreed to extend a reciprocal tariff pause after holding high-level trade negotiations in Stockholm. Vice Premier He Lifeng and U.S. officials reaffirmed cooperation, mutual benefit,