China Plays to Trump’s Soft Spot for Investment: Supply Lines

CEOs have learned quickly in President Donald Trump’s second term that there’s an easy way to get in his good graces. Pledge to invest billions in the US before the Oval Office cameras, add flattery, and chances are good you will get at least some of what you seek.

So it was never going to be long before China discovered the script. As we reported on Friday, during a meeting with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other US negotiators in Madrid last month, Chinese negotiators played the investment card.

Their offer to ramp up Chinese investment came with two conditions. ...