The Trump administration, increasingly wary of China’s growing economic muscle, is trying to limit its influence around the world beyond trade, experts and academics say. It is increasing scrutiny of Chinese researchers, targeting commercial espionage and erecting barriers to Chinese investment in American companies.

A trade pact is unlikely to ease the tension. “We’ve got decades of painful negotiating with China ahead,” said one expert.

Progress toward a trade deal nearly collapsed over the weekend, with officials returning to Beijing empty-handed and the Trump administration raising tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese imports.

What’s next? American and Chinese officials both said they’d continue to negotiate and could meet in Beijing next month.

Global impact: Countries that have long shared deep ties with the U.S., including Australia, Japan, Germany and South Korea, are reorienting themselves for a future in which China is as economically important as the U.S.