Wall Street Journal reported that China's Commerce Ministry said Sunday that it initiated an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation after preliminarily finding that heavy volumes and low prices of American exports of sorghum, bolstered by U.S. government subsidies, hurt Chinese growers. In announcing the action, the Commerce Ministry didn't mention the Trump administration's recent ruling to place tariffs on imports of Chinese solar panels. Chinese officials have told representatives of U.S. businesses that Beijing is preparing tit-for-tat measures to retaliate if trade is affected by President Donald Trump's "America First" agenda. The U.S. is also in the midst of studies and processes that would impose penalties involving China on intellectual property and trade in steel and aluminum. U.S. agricultural goods are a likely target on Beijing's list since farm states are seen as part of Mr. Trump's political base, according to U.S. officials and business executives. China has emerged as a prime market for American sorghum, with growers exporting more than 27 million tons since 2013, according to National Sorghum Producers. The Commerce Ministry statement said that it initiated the investigation into U.S. sorghum imports because Chinese growers tend to be numerous and small-scale, making it difficult for them to provide documentation.

The Washington Post published an editorial stating that the report argues that the United States needs more "flexible" options to meet possible threats from resurgent Russia and China, and that these supplemental and "tailored" options will enhance deterrence. Maintaining a safe, secure and effective nuclear deterrent is essential to U.S. national security and will be for the foreseeable future. But this recommendation for additional low-yield nuclear weapons is flawed overkill... The flaw in the new report is the idea that somehow there is a weakness in the U.S. nuclear deterrent that more low-yield weapons would remedy. The evidence for this is hard to find. In fact, adversaries know that the United States can deliver a strike anywhere in the world in 30 minutes with astounding accuracy. Deterrent credibility is already strong, and the modernization plans underway are intended to keep it that way. Not much more will be gained with a new generation of low-yield nuclear weapons.The U.S. commander of the strategic force, Gen. John Hyten, says, "I'm very comfortable today with the flexibility of our response options."