# Analysis: Tit-for-tat US-China sanctions put Trump-Xi meeting at risk

https://mins.news/en/item/15818

- CNN, 2026-08-07 05:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/06/china/us-china-trump-xi-trade-tensions-analysis-hnk-intl?Date=20260807&Profile=CNN

> The United States and China are imposing sanctions against each other in a growing exchange of measures. That friction is making the path toward Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s expected visit to the United States next month look more difficult than Beijing would have wanted. The analysis asks whether the worsening tensions could put a planned meeting between Xi and Donald Trump at risk.

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