China trade: North Korea ties and new reports on numbers, policies

We have been reminded over the past week, in different and politically potent ways, about a potential nexus between China trade policy and a North Korea strategy. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) weighed in this weekend , telling CNN that China isn’t doing enough to rein in North Korea and suggesting trade could be a cudgel. “We’ve got to tell China, it will hurt the United States if we lose some trade with you, but I’m telling you now, something is...