Will China use North Korea to pressure Trump?

Published May 22, 2020 9:22am ET



Chinese state media is ramping up its vitriolic anti-American rants, a sure sign of Xi Jinping’s displeasure with President Trump. But Xi’s pressure is coming in other forms as well.

Chinese fighter jets are escalating their dangerous interception of U.S. military aircraft in international airspace. Xi is moving to crush Hong Kong’s democratic rule of law. And Chinese cyber forces are conducting a global cyberespionage campaign to steal coronavirus-related data, as well as all other data of value.

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