From medical products to smartphone chips to soybeans, Beijing is responding to President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes by pushing companies to trade more with other countries. But there are few substitutes for the United States as an export market and source of technology for industries including telecom equipment makers Chinese leaders are eager to develop. - Associated Press
China is laying the groundwork to establish naval outposts in strategic locations around the United States, according to a senior Republican lawmaker. - Washington Examiner
Patrick M. Cronin writes: The escalating U.S.-China trade war reflects a hardening strategic competition between two major powers, not merely tense negotiations for short-term political gains. - Center for a New American Security
Stephanie Segal, Ann Listerud, and Jack Caporal write: Public hearings on the next tranche of Chinese imports subject to tariffs are ongoing, making further escalation a very real possibility. At the same time, official talks between the two sides have resumed, suggesting a possible path toward de-escalation. The coming weeks and months may mark a potential decision point in the bilateral trade war. - Center for Strategic and International Studies