Why Trump should discuss the NFL with China

When President Donald Trump meets Xi Jinping in Beijing, the agenda will focus on hard issues including Taiwan, trade, technology, military stability, Iran, and the future of U.S.-China competition. That is as it should be. The U.S.-China relationship is the world’s most consequential bilateral rivalry.It is precisely because of this tension that Trump should discuss the NFL.Not as a favor to a sports league or a distraction from great-power competition. Trump should talk NFL because the United...