China weighs response to new U.S. tariffs. In the wake of the Trump administration’s decision to slap import tariffs on solar panels and washing machines, David Dollar tells Bloomberg News that although these initial measures are modest, “they are likely to be met by proportionate moves from the Chinese.”

Success of Korean “Olympic detente” will depend on what follows. As South Korea and North Korea prepare to march and compete together at the upcoming Olympics, Jonathan Pollack tells Yonhap News, “It remains to be seen if the more civil atmosphere prior to the Olympics can address the much deeper divide over major substantive issues.”