U.S. Signals Little Thaw in Trade Relations With China

"Against the backdrop of worldwide opposition against Cold War and division, the United States blatantly violated its policy statement of not seeking a new Cold War and ganged up to form an Anglo-Saxon clique," Wang Yi, the Chinese foreign minister, [said on Sept. 28](javascript:void(0)) in response to the [Australian submarine deal](javascript:void(0)) . The U.S. [release of Meng Wanzhou](javascript:void(0)) , a Huawei executive who had been detained in Canada at the request of the United States, and China's subsequent release of [two Canadians](javascript:void(0)) and [two Americans](javascript:void(0)) , have done little to cool tensions. Mr. Trump's tariffs have discouraged imports of some…