May 11, Kathmandu- Swiss media reported that top US and Chinese officials resumed talks for a second day on Sunday aimed at easing trade tensions triggered by US President Donald Trump's aggressive tax cuts.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng resumed closed-door talks after 10 a.m. on Sunday, the Swiss Keystone-ATS news agency reported.

In a post on President Trump's Truth Social media account, which he funded after the first day of talks in Geneva on Saturday, Trump praised the discussions as "very good." He said the talks were "fully reestablished in a friendly but constructive manner."

Earlier, China's state news agency Xinhua also called the talks in Switzerland "an important step towards resolving the issue."

Senior US and Chinese officials began meetings in Geneva on Saturday to defuse a trade war that has been fueled by Beijing's tough retaliation after US President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs.

The closed-door talks between the world's two largest economies, which began at noon on Saturday at the residence of the Swiss ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva after Trump imposed new tariffs on China last month, were expected to continue on Sunday.

The tariffs Trump has imposed on China since the beginning of the year are currently at 145 percent, while US tariffs on some Chinese goods have reached 245 percent.

In return, China has imposed a 125 percent tariff on US goods, further tightening trade restrictions between the world's two largest economies.

Trump said on Friday that he might reduce the high tariffs on Chinese imports, saying on social media that "it looks right to put an 80 percent tariff on China."