U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to seek an extension of their 90-day tariff truce on Tuesday, following two days of what both sides described as constructive talks in Stockholm aimed at defusing an escalating trade war between the world's two biggest economies that threatens global growth.

Chinese trade negotiators and the White House said both sides are looking to potentially extend talks beyond an August deadline to resolve wide-ranging tariff disputes triggered by Donald Trump’s global trade war.