Reported claim

“US-China bilateral relations have deteriorated following the Trump administration's blacklisting of 80 Chinese companies within weeks of the May 2026 Trump-Xi summit that aimed to repair ties.”

Strengthened after Al Jazeera Arabic reported it.

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