The Weekly Rundown: New Trade Pressure on China, the EU's Balancing Acts, and Talk of a Chinese Move in Syria

The United States imposed sanctions on Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu, pictured here on July 10, 2018, and Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul on Aug. 1 to try to pressure Turkey into releasing detained American pastor Andrew Brunson, who is being tried on espionage and terror-related charges.