SRL for [afflicted]: But the former U.S. president 's sixth visit to China , during which he spoke at length with Chinese leaders , was nowhere near as successful at easing strains that have recently [afflicted] the Sino - U.S. relationship .
ARG-0: strains | R-ARG-0: that | ARG-M-TMP: recently | ARG-1: the Sino - U.S. relationship