US, China end first day of talks in Spain on trade, TikTok deadline

U.S. and Chinese officials concluded a first day of talks in Madrid on Sunday on their strained trade ties, a looming divestiture deadline for Chinese short-video app TikTok, amid Washington’s demands that its allies place tariffs on imports from China over its purchases of Russian oil.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters as he left the central government palace: “We’ll start again in the morning.”