Wall Street Journal: The issue promises to come up again in the two leaders’ next face-to-face summit. Trump is expected to press for increased Chinese purchases of American soybeans, oil, gas and Boeing planes, alongside eased export controls on rare-earth minerals. Xi, meanwhile, hopes to lay the groundwork to realign U.S. policy on Taiwan, the people close to Beijing’s decision-making said.
Xi sees Trump as unwilling to come to Taiwan’s defense, the people said—especially if America’s involvement in the Middle East, which has led the U.S. to redirect major military assets away from Asia, continues to distract Washington…