US-China trade 'reset'

TARIFFS: TRUMP HAILS TALKS BETWEEN AMERICAN, CHINESE OFFICIALS

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S President Donald Trump hailed early yesterday a "total reset" in US-China trade relations following the first day of talks between top American and Chinese officials in Geneva aimed at de-escalating tensions sparked by his aggressive tariff roll-out.

Trump praised the "very good" discussions and deemed them "a total reset negotiated in a friendly, but constructive, manner".

"We want to see, for the good of both China and the US, an opening up of China to American business," he said in a Truth Social post on Saturday evening in Washington.

He added: "Great progress made!!!"

US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent and trade representative Jamieson Greer met on Saturday Chinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng for the first such negotiations between the world's two largest economies since Trump slapped steep new levies on China last month, sparking robust retaliation from Beijing.

The discussions were expected to continue yesterday in Geneva, according to an individual familiar with the talks, who was not authorised to speak publicly.