Monday's U.S.-China trade talks could be about a lot more than just tariffs. U.S. and China officials met in London Monday to discuss trade, in what could be a de-escalation of the trade war between the world's two largest economies. The talks are likely to cover rare earth metals and other flashpoints.

LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) - Top U.S. and Chinese officials will sit down in London on Monday for talks aimed at defusing the high-stakes trade dispute between the two superpowers that has widened in recent weeks beyond tit-for-tat tariffs to export controls over goods and components critical to global supply chains.

The United States is looking to restore the flow of “crucial” rare earth minerals, which were restricted after China’s retaliatory efforts in early April.