US–China Competition Intensifies During Trump’s Asia Trip as Beijing Courts Nations

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed deal after deal during an Asia tour that will culminate with a meeting with Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader Xi Jinping this week. Meanwhile, Beijing is trying to drive a wedge between Asian nations and the United States as Chinese officials seek their own trade deals. The trip is bookended by two major Asian summits—ASEAN in Malaysia and APEC in South Korea—allowing for potential meetings with dozens of nations on the sidelines. Here’s a tally of agreements the United States and China have secured. ASEAN Deals Trump’s arrival in Malaysia on Oct. 26 coincided with the start of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, where he oversaw the signing of a peace deal he helped broker between Thailand and Cambodia....