As Trump administration officials prepare to meet with Chinese officials in Geneva this weekend, it’s tempting to believe the momentum from the United Kingdom trade deal announcement on Thursday will carry over.

President Trump opened the door to lowering tariffs on China as U.S. and Chinese officials prepare to meet this weekend.

Tensions are high between the US and China ahead of a planned trade talk, and the dueling superpowers can't even agree on who initiated the meeting. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced this week that they'll will be meeting with their Chinese counterparts in Switzerland this weekend to discuss US-China trade relations as Trump's heavy tariffs remain in effect and the trade war rages on.

The Trump administration announced a trade deal with the United Kingdom Thursday in grandiose terms, but with only limited details about what it achieves

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The United States and Britain are expected to announce a trade deal Thursday that will lower the burden of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs and deliver a political victory for U.K. Prime Mini