PhotoDonald Trump’s meeting with his Chinese counterpart this week will be the most important diplomatic encounter of his presidency so far. It will be disastrous for America and the world if Mr. Trump continues on this disengagement path. During the campaign, Mr. Trump talked tough on China, promising to impose heavy tariffs on imports. The risk in this meeting is that Mr. Trump knows little about diplomacy with China and does not have a team of China experts in place. Administration officials are confident that Mr. Trump can hold his own; Chinese officials say the same of Mr. Xi.

Source: New York Times April 06, 2017 00:22 UTC