Rising toll of US-China trade, tech curbs in focus ahead of Xi-Trump summit

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-09-21 · by Sherry Wang

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Ahead of a summit between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, the economic impacts of increasing trade and technology curbs between the United States and China are under scrutiny. The article analyzes how these measures are affecting large companies in both countries through earnings reports from 18 listed firms. These firms have reported significant financial losses including reduced revenue, lower profits, canceled orders, and inventory devaluations.
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Ahead of the upcoming summit between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump, the effects of reciprocal trade and technology curbs imposed by the United States and China are drawing significant attention. These measures have led to a decline in company profits, supply chain disruptions, and increased market competition. The South China Morning Post analyzed earnings reports from 18 listed firms that illustrate these impacts.

Firms reported direct financial losses due to US-China restrictions, including reduced revenue, lower profit margins, canceled orders, and significant inventory write-downs. These constraints have eroded the financial health of numerous companies operating in both economies.

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Impacts of reciprocal restrictions eroding profits, disrupting supply chains and intensifying market competition are back in the spotlight From lost sales and squeezed margins to supply-chain disruptions and rising competition, this piece breaks down how the restrictions are affecting companies in the world’s two largest economies, drawing on earnings reports from 18 listed firms.
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Impacts of reciprocal restrictions eroding profits, disrupting supply chains and intensifying market competition are back in the spotlight From lost sales and squeezed margins to supply-chain disruptions and rising competition, this piece breaks down how the restrictions are affecting companies in the world’s two largest economies, drawing on earnings reports from 18 listed firms. asserted
restrictions → erode → firms
Many of the firms reported direct financial impacts from US-China restrictions, including lost revenue, lower profits, cancelled orders and substantial inventory writedowns. asserted
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