Beijing, CHINA: A US and a Chinese flag wave outside a commercial building in Beijing, 09 July 2007. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice 06 July 2007 accused China of flouting the rules of global trade in its headlong economic expansion as the US administration "has not been hesitant" to deploy trade tools against China, including a complaint lodged with the World Trade Organization over copyright piracy. AFP PHOTO/TEH ENG KOON (Photo credit should read TEH ENG KOON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Why are the United States and China frenemies?
The United States and China have a complicated relationship. Some experts even call them frenemies. CNN's Jim Sciutto breaks down the reasons why they are friends and why they are enemies.
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Beijing, CHINA: A US and a Chinese flag wave outside a commercial building in Beijing, 09 July 2007. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice 06 July 2007 accused China of flouting the rules of global trade in its headlong economic expansion as the US administration "has not been hesitant" to deploy trade tools against China, including a complaint lodged with the World Trade Organization over copyright piracy. AFP PHOTO/TEH ENG KOON (Photo credit should read TEH ENG KOON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Why are the United States and China frenemies?
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