The Wall Street Journal's editorial board is reporting that Chinese President Xi Jinping wants President Donald Trump to change the U.S. position on Taiwan. It said in an opinion piece that the move is a bad idea.
In a separate editorial, the Journal said a federal judge appointed by Trump blocked the president from removing journalists from the White House press corps on a whim.
The board also argued that Congress should act to stop what it called shadow regulators, saying it is time to start counting regulations that are disguised as federal "guidance."
On higher education, the Journal said a Cornell University faculty report portrays American higher education as a victim rather than as the cause of its own loss of public prestige.
In its commentary section, the Journal published a piece by Mike Gallagher arguing that China's drive to dominate artificial intelligence and Taiwan is the biggest threat humanity faces. Another commentary, by Vitor Melo, said AI is already saving lives in medicine and making businesses more productive without eliminating many jobs.
The Journal also published a commentary by Mike Sommers arguing that a diesel export ban would drive prices higher by constricting supply, and a piece by Jeb Bush and Mark D. Wallace saying Malaysia's vessels and facilities sustain a fleet of sanctions-evading ships in the South China Sea.
In its columns, the Journal's Joseph C. Sternberg wrote that insurgents on the European left, including Germany's Die Linke, may be more resistant to moderating than the far right. Peggy Noonan wrote that Trump is in denial about the dangers of AI, saying he told the United Nations that concerns about mankind's future are a hoax. Kimberley A. Strassel wrote about what she called the 2026 diesel wars.
The Journal also reported that Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian delivered defiant speeches targeting each other at this week's U.N. General Assembly, giving no indication that a peace agreement is near or that Iran intends to reach a deal before the midterm elections.