Even as China offers itself to nations like Japan as a more reliable partner, its ships are pushing into their neighborhoods — sometimes on the very same day.

The U.S. strategy of engagement with China was based on the premise that, if the United States incorporated China into the global rules-based system, China would become more like the United States. For decades,

Cra-Z-Art is among a handful of US companies that make toys in the US, including MGA Entertainment’s Little Tikes and privately owned Simplay3, both of which operate Ohio facilities that are focused on larger, outdoor toys. American Plastic Toys in Michigan also makes riding toys, furniture and outdoor toy sets.

Single-country origin labels are deceptive in a globalized world of trade. As the example of Apple’s iPhone shows, global products have inputs from across the globe. An iPhone assembled in China is actually American-made if we go by value addition.

Walmart thought it could use its immense power as America’s biggest retailer to make Chinese suppliers eat the cost of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. But Walmart got a response it’s not accustomed to hearing: No.

We need the two superpowers to get serious about devising a regulatory and technological framework that keeps A.I. under human control.

With the threat of stiff fees on ships made in China that dock at U.S. ports, availability of vessels for exporting American goods dwindles.