Here were two countries separated by the Pacific Ocean, one shaped by freewheeling capitalism, the other ruled by an authoritarian Communist Party, yet conjoined in an enterprise so consequential that economic historian Niall Ferguson coined a term: Chimerica, shorthand for their "symbiotic economic relationship."
That would seem to be a sign that the US is focusing on lessening its reliance on China as changes to global manufacturing and supply chains are unfolding.