President Trump is confronting two, unenviable problems posed by the coronavirus pandemic. The first has been well-documented: how to make up for lost time by mass-producing and bulk-purchasing the ventilators and protective equipment hospitals need to care for infected patients and mitigate the spread of the disease.

The second, however, has to do with China. How does the United States simultaneously hold Beijing accountable for its subterfuge about the virus, yet ensure U.S.-China relations remain in a semiproductive state?