Chinese and American trade negotiators concluded their two-day meeting in Stockholm without a clear path forward to avert tariffs from skyrocketing back to ultra-high levels that formed an effective blockade on trade between the world’s two largest economies.

Beijing's top trade official says China and the United States have agreed to work on extending a deadline for new tariffs on each other after two days of trade talks in Stockholm.

The bipartisan bills touch on issues that have long vexed American policymakers, namely signs that Beijing tries to stifle Chinese dissent in the U.S. and that, at home, it has abused ethnic minorities including Uyghurs.