U.S. and Chinese officials are meeting in Stockholm to discuss trade tariffs and a potential summit between their leaders. U.S.

US President Donald Trump has expressed optimism about a possible agreement in the smouldering trade dispute with China. Things are progressing well with China, he told journalists in Washington on Wednesday.

U.S. and Chinese officials finished two days of talks in Stockholm on Tuesday that were aimed at tackling longstanding economic disputes and stepping back from an escalating trade war between the world's two biggest economies.