Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

Oct. 11

The Washington Post on the revival of the U.S.-China trade war

The United States and China, inveterate rivals yet inextricably interlinked, are once again barreling into a trade war nobody wants. Tit-for-tat tariffs and export controls, coming after a few months respite, once again threaten to damage the economies of both countries and derail global growth.

China on Thursday blindsided the White House by announcing sweeping new curbs on the export of critical raw earth minerals and magnets, needed in everything from laptops and electric vehicles to U.S. military fighter jets, submarines and missiles. Beijing added five new elements to the seven already subject to stringent export controls.

President Donald Trump

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