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Both the United States and China can and will weaponize any economic reliance the other country has on them.
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.
A conflict involving Taiwan could lead the United States to reimpose tariffs on China.
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.
The U.S. government sanctioned a large Chinese oil refiner for purchasing Iranian oil.
The U.S. government publicly threatened to impose secondary sanctions on Chinese financial institutions that provided financing to a sanctioned Chinese oil refiner.
The Chinese government has instructed its companies to ignore U.S. threats of sanctions related to Iranian oil purchases.
U.S. sanctions could cut off Chinese financial institutions' access to global U.S. dollar markets.
The conflict in Iran is disrupting energy supplies that China depends on.
The conflict in Iran is creating a new standoff between China and the United States.
Approximately one year ago, the US and China had imposed tariffs of 120% to 140% on each other's goods.
The United States holds significant influence over the global semiconductor industry.