Officials from both sides are meeting on Monday in London, aiming to resolve differences over tariffs and supply chains that have endangered a fragile truce between the countries.

China returns to trade talks with the U.S. holding, from its view, a strong hand: Its economy is bearing up better than expected. And it has an ace card: rare earths.

Key Takeaways U.S. and China officials met in London Monday to defuse the trade war between the world's two largest economies.A key issue will be China's restrictions on exporting rare earth minerals,