By Kate Holton and Dan Burns LONDON (Reuters) -Top U.S. and Chinese officials were meeting in London on Monday to try to defuse a high-stakes trade dispute that has widened beyond tit-for-tat tariffs to restrictions over rare earths,

A new round of talks aimed at resolving a trade war between the US and China is set take place in London on Monday. US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that a senior US delegation would meet Chinese representatives. Over weekend, Beijing's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that Vice Premier He Lifeng will attend the talks.

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