GOP lawmakers fear China looms as obstacle to Trump's trade vision

Republican lawmakers fear the defiant Chinese response to President Trump’s sweeping tariffs leaves the world’s two largest economies hurtling toward a trade war that could last for months.

Republican senators agree with Trump’s claim that China hasn’t dealt fairly with the United States and acknowledge that China needs the U.S. market for its own economic prosperity.

But they worry that the political stakes for Chinese President Xi Jinping may be too high for him to agree to a trade deal with Trump anytime soon...