U.S. and China Must Decide What’s Next After Talks Clear Air (2)

U.S. and Chinese officials traded acrimony and accusations over two days of talks in Anchorage, Alaska, that both sides hope will clear the air.

Now the real work begins.

While the Americans portrayed the talks as a good chance to exchange views, they left Alaska without any clear path forward on issues from tariffs and human rights in Xinjiang and Hong Kong to cyber attacks and the long roster of Chinese companies at risk of being delisted from U.S. exchanges.

That will be a disappointment to officials and businesses on both sides that had hoped for some solid indication that ...