As Trump heads to Beijing, China is ‘locked and loaded’ for a fight.

President Donald Trump, left, meets with Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader, in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025. Beijing is signaling that it is ready for a trade showdown, and it is building up a legal arsenal in preparation.(Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times) By ALEXANDRA STEVENSON and MURPHY ZHAO Peace and stability will be the public message when President Donald Trump and China’s leader, Xi Jinping, meet in Beijing this week. But behind the diplomatic platitudes, both governments are quietly...

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