The World Trade Organization said on Wednesday discussions on global trade tensions were "constructive", following a meeting in Geneva dominated by the tariff policies of U.S. President Donald Trump.

President Trump, who disabled the World Trade Organization during his first term, is going after international free trade rules in place since the 1940s.

Trump has announced 10% tariffs on Chinese imports, prompting Beijing to respond with retaliatory tariffs and to file a WTO dispute against the US

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked some parts of the military to propose what could be cut as part of a potential 8% spending reduction for them over each of the next five years, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, although it was unclear if the total defense budget would shrink.