Trade talks between the US and China are "a bit stalled", the US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said. His comment comes less than three weeks after a temporary trade truce was agreed between the world's two largest economies,

China trade talks "are a bit stalled," requiring the two countries' leaders to speak directly, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox News. After a rapid escalation in trade tensions last month, Bessent helped the world's two largest economies reach a breakthrough agreement in Switzerland on May 12.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a call between Trump and his counterpart Xi Jinping may be needed for a deal.