Both the United States and China can and will weaponize any economic reliance the other country has on them.

A potential positive outcome of the upcoming US-China leaders' meeting is the creation of a new structure to better manage economic disagreements between the two countries.

A conflict involving Taiwan could lead the United States to reimpose tariffs on China.

Approximately one year ago, the US and China had imposed tariffs of 120% to 140% on each other's goods.

China's economic growth and job creation are dependent on its ability to export goods to international markets due to a relatively weak domestic economy.

The United States holds significant influence over the global semiconductor industry.

NVIDIA has faced significant difficulty selling its chips to Chinese customers due to changing US government export control policies under both the Biden and Trump administrations.

China is dependent on energy exports from Iran.

China has previously used its dominance in rare earth minerals as a form of economic leverage.

The Chinese government has instructed its companies to ignore U.S. threats of sanctions related to Iranian oil purchases.

A prolonged conflict in Iran could harm the Chinese economy by causing energy shortages and inflation in its key export markets, reducing consumer demand for Chinese products.

The U.S. government sanctioned a large Chinese oil refiner for purchasing Iranian oil.

New tariffs are not considered a significant threat to the US-China relationship in the short term.

U.S. sanctions could cut off Chinese financial institutions' access to global U.S. dollar markets.

The U.S. government publicly threatened to impose secondary sanctions on Chinese financial institutions that provided financing to a sanctioned Chinese oil refiner.

The most antagonistic period in US-China relations occurred in 2020 during Donald Trump's reelection campaign and the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

President Donald Trump invited Chinese President Xi Jinping for a reciprocal visit to the White House scheduled for September 24th.

China's economy is currently struggling, overly dependent on exports, and has faced deflation for the last two to three years.

President Trump is expected to visit Shenzhen, China in November for the APEC summit.

President Xi Jinping's recent statements on Taiwan are notable for explicitly linking the issue to the potential for military conflict, a rhetorical escalation not often used by him directly.