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The economic impact of the conflict is already spreading.

The current trade tensions between China and the U.S. may derail some study-abroad plans.

Some businesses say the imminent tariffs could force them to raise prices or cut pay.

But Chinese officials have not appeased the United States by opening strategic sectors, such as health care and the internet.

The Trump administration plans to impose penalties on steel and aluminum from Europe, Canada and Mexico. One expert says our relationship with China might actually be more constructive than our relationship with Europe right now.

The pistachio industry has zigzaged along with our diplomatic relationship with Iran.

There's a lot at stake as a White House delegation makes its way to Beijing, but some businessmen have low expectations.

Manufacturers will be clamoring for domestic steel to avoid paying the tariff, so sellers have the upper hand now, explained Emily Blanchard, a business professor at Dartmouth University.

"In China's history, we’ve faced more serious problems than this,” one man says.

The tariffs will hit a total of $3 billion worth of U.S. goods.