NEW YORK -- Washington's tougher trade rules regarding Beijing have damaged relationships between American and Chinese companies while China's economic slowdown has sapped business optimism, a new survey shows.
The U.S.-China Business Council said its members have been harmed by the yearslong bilateral tensions that prompted the White House to impose more export controls, tariffs and trade regulations on American business activity in China. The council is a private, nonpartisan group of more than 270 American companies that do business with China.
