SHANGHAI—The officials who look after China’s relations with the world respect—even admire—a tough negotiator. That’s how they first thought about the challenge of Donald Trump.
Even when he rattled the foundations of U. S.-China relations by taking a call from the Taiwan president after his election, their calm response reflected hopes that he was bluffing. Indeed, Mr. Trump encouraged the idea by suggesting that trade concessions…
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