US and Chinese officials start Geneva talks on easing trade war, sources say

 Chinese Vice Premier He Lipeng began talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent early on Saturday in Geneva in a tentative first step towards defusing a trade war that is disrupting the global economy, according to China’s state-owned news agency and two people close to the talks.

Bessent and He were meeting in Geneva after weeks of growing tensions that have seen duties on goods imports between the world’s two largest economies soar well beyond 100%.

The trade dispute, combined...