Trump keeps up pressure in trade spat with China. Cheng Li discusses U.S.-China trade tensions and the Trump administration’s goals in an interview with Phoenix TV (in Chinese).

Xi promises further opening of China’s economy to Boao Forum. Although Xi’s speech at the Boao Forum leaves many questions about his commitment to reforms, Eswar Prasad tells Financial Times that it was sufficient to draw President Trump’s approval. And in a VOA interview (in Chinese), David Dollar points out that Xi did not directly mention the U.S.-China trade dispute or say anything to risk escalation.

Backlash prompts Weibo to reverse its ban on LGBT content. Following the recent controversy, Sydney Morning Herald cited Cheng Li’s and Xinyue Zhang’s report from last fall about the state of LGBT rights in China.

North Korea unlikely to relinquish nukes. Jonathan Pollack tells The Economist that it constitutes “magical thinking” to suppose that Kim Jong-un would give up his nuclear arsenal during or after a potential summit with President Donald Trump.