Treasury secretary says China tariffs not sustainable as US signals willingness to de-escalate Trump’s trade war – live

Scott Bessent said the tariffs – 145% on Chinese products and a retaliatory 125% on US products – would have to come down before talks can proceed

Nato secretary general Mark Rutte will visit the US and meet the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and the national security adviser, Mike Waltz, according to a media notice shared by the military alliance’s press office.

Rutte will visit the US on 24 and 25 April.