Senior United States officials will meet with a Chinese delegation on Monday in London for the next round of trade talks, Donald Trump said on Friday.
The scheduled meeting comes after a phone call between the US President and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday.
Mr Trump described it as a “very positive” conversation, as the two countries attempt to break an impasse over tariffs and global supplies of rare earth minerals.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer will represent the US side in the discussions
“The meeting should go very well,” Mr Trump wrote on his Truth social media platform.
Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, Mr Trump said Mr Xi had agreed to restart exports of rare earth minerals and magnets to the US which China had slowed, threatening a range of manufacturers that relied on the critical materials.
The was no immediate confirmation from Beijing,
The conversation between Mr Trump and Mr Xi, who lead the world's two biggest economies, lasted about an hour and a half, according to the US president.
The Chinese foreign ministry has said the White House initiated the call.
The ministry said Xi asked Mr Trump to “remove the negative measures” that the US has taken against China.
It also said that Trump said “the US loves to have Chinese students coming to study in America”, although his administration has vowed to revoke some of their visas.
