Key facts
- The US and China are engaging in tit-for-tat measures.
- These measures call into question the stability of the arrangement between the two countries.
- The leaders of the US and China met, with plans for a state dinner and other events.
Despite plans for a warm state dinner and other pomp and circumstance at the White House, the truce between the US and China has been uneasier than it might appear. Beyond the meetings between their leaders, the countries are engaging in tit-for-tat measures that call into question the stability of their arrangement. The report from Reuters was updated on September 21, 2026.