China senses opportunity when Donald Trump visits later this month\. A nakedly transactional US president in need of a trade deal, and hoping that Beijing could lean on Iran,... (opens in new tab)

Xi Jinping hopes that the president may water down US support for a vibrant democracy. Defending the status quo would be better for America tooChina senses opportunity when Donald Trump visits later this month. A nakedly transactional US president in need of a trade deal, and hoping that Beijing could lean on Iran, might shift on Taiwan in return. China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, linked the issue explicitly to broader bilateral cooperation in his call with Marco Rubio, the US secretary of s...