China strikes back with sanctions and drone-export limits ahead of Xi–Trump talks
TL;DR
Beijing announced retaliation against the United States, sanctioning several American firms and tightening export controls on drones and related technologies as part of a broader pushback against U.S. moves against Chinese companies; China also launched a national security probe into imported office equipment with foreign software and paused certain US-led factory-inspection collaborations. The measures come weeks before a planned Xi Jinping–Donald Trump summit, underscoring escalating tech and trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
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