What Xi’s New Playbook for Trump Means for U.S.-China Trade

P.M. Edition for Oct. 24. During President Trump’s second term, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has adopted a playbook for dealing with the U.S. president that’s offered concessions but also hits back harder. WSJ chief China correspondent Lingling Wei discusses how that’s played out so far, and what it means for the upcoming meeting between the two leaders. Plus, investors are loving Intel again—its stock has almost doubled this year; the company has announced investments from SoftBank, Nvidia and the U.S. government; and yesterday’s earnings report showed momentum. But as WSJ Heard on the Street writer Asa Fitch tells us, that may not be enough to fix the company’s troubles. And the Pentagon said it is sending the Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier to the Caribbean, a major escalation of the Trump administration’s military campaign in the region. Alex Ossola hosts.

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