CommentaryWhen Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with American business leaders during the May summit in Beijing, he delivered a familiar message: China would continue opening its economy and welcome foreign investment.But instead of greater openness, only a few weeks later, China began imposing tighter...

Vehicles sit in traffic while waiting to cross the U.S.–Mexico border in Laredo, Texas, on Feb. 3, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesCommentaryThe U.S. efforts to reduce China’s influence in Latin America via Panama and Venezuela are missing a significant source of Chinese counter-U.S. action in...