Top American and Chinese officials are meeting for two days of talks in Stockholm as the Trump administration tries to complete trade deals.

For the third time in as many months, US and Chinese officials will meet in Europe for trade talks — and this time, Beijing is arriving at the negotiating table more emboldened than ever.

The US and China are due to start a fresh round of talks on Monday as expectations grow that the world's two biggest economies could agree a 90-day extension to their trade war truce.

A senior delegation from the U.S.-China Business Council is set to visit China this week, the South China Morning Post reported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the matter. The group will reportedly be led by FedEx (FDX) Chief Executive Rajesh Subramaniam,

China’s imports of three major energy products from the US hit almost zero in June — a potentially sensitive shift as Beijing and Washington resume talks to resolve their differences on trade.

The opioid that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year has become a source of political leverage that Beijing won’t easily give up.