U.S. and Chinese officials began talks in Madrid on Sunday on their strained trade ties, a looming divestiture deadline for Chinese short video app TikTok and Washington's demands that its allies place tariffs on China over its purchases of Russian oil.

China's market regulator has said US computer chipmaker Nvidia has violated Chinese anti-monopoly laws. The country's market watchdog did not give details of how Nvidia had breached the rules, but said it would continue to investigate the matter.

Asked to confirm reports that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet with Vice Premier He Lifeng in Madrid, Spain, in the coming days, the spokesman said that the two sides will discuss the US’ unilateral tariff measures, the abuse of export controls, TikTok, and other economic and trade issues, the MOFCOM spokesperson said.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng arrive in Spain for trade talks:: September 14, 2025:: The talks mark the fourth time in four months that the U.S. and China have met in European cities:: The agenda includes the looming divestiture deadline for Chinese video app TikTokThe delegations last met in Stockholm in July where they agreed in principle to extend for 90 days a trade truce that sharply reduced triple-digit retaliatory tariffs on both sides and restarted the flow of rare-earth minerals from China to the United States.