CAMBRIDGE, England -- The tense, high-stakes trade conflict between the U.S. and China has begun escalating again, deepening geopolitical risks with far-reaching global consequences.
US leader plays the hand while his Chinese counterpart plays the horizon

Donald Trump approaches the ongoing U.S.-China contest as though playing poker, repeatedly upping the ante, while Xi Jinping constructs his Go board with deliberate, long-term calculation. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP)
CAMBRIDGE, England -- The tense, high-stakes trade conflict between the U.S. and China has begun escalating again, deepening geopolitical risks with far-reaching global consequences.