Alibaba sues Pentagon, rare earth truce tested, Taiwan arms: 7 US-China relations reads

We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. Trump thinks he is playing hardball. But China is playing Trump: analysts

As the summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump fades in the rear-view mirror, marked by anaemic deliverables, poor transparency and missed opportunities, analysts and former US...