WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is reportedly seeking to add a condition in its trade negotiations with nearly 70 countries that would isolate China. According to a report first published by the Wall Street Journal, Washington is asking other countries to 
China’s communist leader Xi Jinping has embarked on his first overseas trip this year, courting three Southeast Asian nations amidst heightened trade tensions with the United States. However, analysts say that any breakthroughs are unlikely. “Xi Jinping’s 
News Analysis WASHINGTON—As the trade war between the United States and China intensifies, Beijing seems ready to use any means necessary to prolong the fight rather than concede. Many in Washington argue that sustained high tariffs could ultimately end the