For China, President Trumpβs moves to loosen chip controls, soften U.S. rhetoric and stay silent on tensions with Japan amount to a rare string of strategic gains.
President Trump and Xi Jinping, Chinaβs leader, after their meeting in Busan, South Korea, in October. Mr. Trumpβs latest moves extended the conciliatory posture he struck at this summit.
In 2020, a Chinese virologist fled to the United States, aided by allies of President Trump who sought to promote her unproven theories about the origins of Covid-19. Her husband still canβt find her.