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Kim Jong Un Visits China In First Known Departure From North Korea Since 2011

9:15pm March 27, 2018

by Anthony Kuhn

The visit, kept tightly under wraps, comes just ahead of a planned summit between Kim and President Trump. Both Kim and Chinese leader Xi Jinping affirmed commitment to North Korea's denuclearization.

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President Trump is announcing new tariffs against China on Thursday.

Trump Orders Stiff Tariffs On China, In Hopes Of Cutting Trade Gap By $50 Billion

10:43pm March 22, 2018

by Scott Horsley

Trump ordered stiff new tariffs on a wide range of Chinese imports in response to what the White House calls China's unfair treatment of U.S. technology.

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The floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled after the Trump administration announced plans to impose tariffs on Chinese imports.

Dow Drops 724 Points Amid Fears Of A U.S. Trade War With China

5:36pm March 22, 2018

by Avie Schneider

The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled nearly 3 percent Thursday after the Trump administration announced plans to impose tariffs on Chinese imports.

Pakistan test fires its new Ababeel surface-to-surface ballistic missile in Pakistan on Jan. 24, 2017. Ababeel has a maximum range of 1,350 miles and is capable of delivering multiple warheads using multiple independent re-entry vehicle technology, accord

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China Acknowledges Sale Of Advanced Missile Technology To Pakistan

9:43am March 22, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The technology, described as a "large-scale optical tracking and measurement system," is reportedly for use in testing Pakistani ballistic missiles that can carry multiple warheads.

A worker loads building material on a cart outside a construction site at the Central Business District in Beijing. China's top economic planner expressed confidence this month that stronger consumer spending will help the economy grow.

Some Economists See A Plus Side In Eliminating Term Limits For China's Xi Jinping

8:07am March 17, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

While this month's constitutional reform stirred political controversy, some economists say it could have a positive flip side for the global economy.

A screenshot of Liang Xiangyi, a financial news reporter, who was so disgusted by a fellow reporter's softball question to a government official at this week's National People's Congress that she was caught on live television rolling her eyes. The moment

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The Eye Roll That Upstaged Xi Jinping

12:52pm March 14, 2018

by Rob Schmitz

At China's parliament session, Xi was given permission to rule indefinitely. But when a journalist rolled her eyes at another reporter's question, her expression was caught on camera and went viral.

Chinese President Xi Jinping casts his vote for an amendment to China's constitution that abolishes term limits on the presidency, during a plenary session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday.

Why Abolishing China's Presidential Term Limits Is Such A Big Deal

12:45pm March 14, 2018

by Anthony Kuhn

In a land dominated for thousands of years by absolute monarchs, the move is historically significant and seen by Chinese liberals as a big step backward.

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A concrete marker with the North Korean and Chinese national flags has the words "China North Korea Border," at a crossing in the Chinese border town of Tumen in eastern China's Jilin province.

For China, One Of The Greatest Risks Of Trump-Kim Talks Is Being Sidelined

7:03pm March 12, 2018

by Bonnie S. Glaser

Beijing worries it will be marginalized from a potential U.S.-North Korea diplomatic process.

China has built one of the world's most formidable steel-producing sectors over the years. Above, a Chinese worker cuts steel in Qingdao in eastern Shandong province in January.

China Churns Out Half The World's Steel, And Other Steelmakers Feel Pinched

8:36am March 08, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

U.S. steel producers have seen their market share erode since China began ramping up production. President Trump sees tariffs on imports as a way to protect domestic producers.

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Chinese J-20 stealth fighter jets fly past during a military parade at the Zhurihe training base in China's northern Inner Mongolia region in July.

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China Announces Largest Military Spending Increase In 3 Years

12:13pm March 05, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Beijing says it will spend 8.1 percent more than last year on modernizing its military. The announcement comes amid continued tension between the U.S. and China in the South China Sea.