Chinese and U.S. trade officials have arrived for a second day of meetings in the Swedish capital Tuesday to try to break a logjam over tariffs that have skewed the pivotal commercial ties between the world’s two largest economies.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday he will travel to Stockholm next week for a third round of trade talks with his Chinese counterparts. The latest agreement between the U.S. and China expires on April 12,

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday that he will meet his Chinese counterpart next week in Stockholm and discuss what is likely to be an extension of an August 12 deadline for a deal to avert sharply higher tariffs.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in an interview with MSNBC spoke about how the ongoing trade negotiations with China were going well and the two countries will now look to tackle broader economic issues.

The United States has struck deals over tariffs with some of its key trading partners — including Britain, Japan and the European Union — since President Donald Trump announced “Liberation Day” tariffs against dozens of countries in April. China remains perhaps the biggest unresolved case.

The United States and China are poised to start a fresh round of talks in Sweden, aiming to extend a temporary trade truce that held back triple-digit tariffs while the world’s two biggest economies try to broker a lasting deal.