The president touted progress in the talks, and said he was hearing "good reports" from his negotiating team in London.

Trade talks between the US and China will continue into a second day, according to a US official, as the two sides look to ease tensions over shipments of technology and rare earth elements.Representatives for both nations ended their first day of negotiations in London after more than six hours at Lancaster House,

High-level delegations from the United States and China are meeting in London to try and shore up a fragile truce in a trade dispute that has roiled the global economy.