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Article snippet: (Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. Here’s what you need to know: _____ • France is in the middle of a debate over protectionism, as a backlash against globalization deepens around the world. President Emmanuel Macron campaigned to make the country more business-friendly, but after he blocked a shipyard takeover by an Italian company, some wonder whether he is just like his predecessors. Separately, despite an order that defused a new migrant crisis in Calais, France appears far from a broader plan on the issue. _____ • The Trump administration is preparing a broad move against China over trade, according to people with knowledge of its plans, amid growing worries in the U.S. over a Chinese government-led effort to make the country a global leader in crucial technologies of the future. The trade case is said to focus on supposed Chinese violations of American intellectual property. Meanwhile, in a cutting editorial, Beijing fired back at President Trump over his tweets accusing China of failing to tame its ally North Korea. And Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the U.S. was not seeking regime change in North Korea. _____ • Defense officials told our national security reporter that the Pentagon and State Department have offered the White House a plan to supply Ukraine with antitank missiles and other arms. Vice President Mike Pence, visiting Europe, said that President Trump would “very soon” sign a law limiting his ability ... Link to the full article to read more