China and Japan signal business as usual for US ties in Democrats’ blue-wave wake

The midterm elections have handed control of Congress to the Democrats, shaping the last two years of Donald Trump’s presidency with major consequences for US-China relations, global trade, and the war with Iran.

The Republican Party lost its majorities in the House of Representatives and the Senate as Democrats successfully capitalised on dissatisfaction with Trump’s leadership and the economic fallout from the war.

Democratic control of Congress now gives the opposition the power to block...