It’s not over: Xi Jinping’s rebuke of Justin Trudeau could bring economic consequences


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Chinese President Xi Jinping confronts Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G20 Leaders Summit in Bali, Indonesia.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press Ian Bremmer is president and founder of Eurasia Group. Chinese President Xi Jinping has a habit of bullying small democracies. Politically unchallenged at home and increasingly assertive abroad, China’s strongman leader responds with threats and intimidation when less powerful countries have the nerve to upset Beijing. So when Mr. Xi confronted Justin Trudeau in full view of the world’s media at the G20 summit in Bali, Indonesia, last month, he was making an example of Canada’s Prime Minister. Mr....