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This week, business talks between the United States and China in London are expected to address a series of new disputes that have shaken relations between the two countries, threatening the fragile truce regarding tariffs.

The two sides had agreed in Geneva last month to a 90-day suspension of most tariffs exceeding 100% that each party imposed on the other, as part of an escalating trade war that raised fears of an economic recession.

Since then, the United States and China have exchanged angry statements regarding advanced semiconductors used in operating artificial intelligence technologies, rare metals essential for automotive companies and other industries, in addition to the visas for Chinese students at American universities.

Last Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump spoke at length with Chinese leader Xi Jinping over the phone in an attempt to get relations back on track. The following day, Trump announced through media