Pentagon’s botched blacklist highlights frail Trump-Xi truce

Bloomberg: The backstory of that botched blacklisting — which hasn’t been previously reported — highlights Trump’s broader incoherence toward China, where he swings between tough talk and offers of concessions. That’s left US officials treading carefully to preserve a delicate truce with Beijing ahead of Trump’s meeting with Xi next week, with any misstep carrying the risk of spurring China to retaliate…