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Video footage posted online shows a group of people pushing a live donkey into a tiger enclosure at a zoo near Shanghai, as a form of shareholder protest.

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Angry Shareholders Feed Live Donkey To Tiger In Chinese Zoo

4:15pm June 07, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

In a statement, the shareholders say they had invested in the zoo and were unhappy that it was not making money. Video shows the tigers mauling the donkey for half an hour before finally killing it.

Already Under Pressure, Ivanka Trump's Brand Faces A New Challenge

11:53am June 01, 2017

by Jim Zarroli

The disappearance of three activists at a Chinese factory that makes Ivanka's products is the kind of scandal companies like to avoid.

A Huajian shoe factory, which has been investigated by labor activists, makes Ivanka Trump-branded shoes, among others, in China.

China Detains Activist Investigating Factory Making Ivanka Trump Shoes

4:33pm May 31, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

Two other Chinese labor activists are missing and presumed to be detained by police. The three were working undercover to document alleged labor abuses.

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Ke Jie, the world's No. 1 Go player, stares at the board during his second match against AlphaGo in Wuzhen, China, on Thursday. The 19-year-old grandmaster dropped the match in the best-of-three series against Google's artificial intelligence program.

Google A.I. Clinches Series Against Humanity's Last, Best Hope To Win At Go

1:13pm May 25, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Ke Jie is a wunderkind — the 19-year-old undisputed master of what might well be the world's most complex game. And he just soundly lost a best-of-three series to an artificial intelligence program.

Spectators watch the world's top-ranked Go player, Ke Jie, square off against Google's artificial intelligence program, AlphaGo, during the Future of Go Summit in Wuzhen, China, on Tuesday. The program beat Ke in the first of three planned matches.

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'Like A God,' Google A.I. Beats Human Champ Of Notoriously Complex Go Game

5:53pm May 23, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

"Last year, it was still quite humanlike when it played," the world's No. 1 Go player, Ke Jie, said after losing the first in a three-match series. "But this year, it became like a god of Go."

In a video shared on YouTube, graduate Shuping Yang praised the "fresh air of free speech" in the U.S. during her commencement address at the University of Maryland on Sunday.

Chinese Student's Commencement Speech In U.S. Isn't Going Over Well In China

4:55pm May 23, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

Shuping Yang praised the "fresh air of free speech" in the U.S. during her commencement address at the University of Maryland. That sparked a backlash from classmates and from people in China.

China has been growing faster than the U.S. for years. But it started from a much lower baseline.

One Huge Problem With Trump's Promise To Grow The U.S. Economy

3:00pm May 23, 2017

by Nurith Aizenman

The president has long looked to China and India as a model for galloping economic growth. Here's why it's unlikely that the U.S. could grow even half as fast.

A pair of Chinese SU-30 fighter jets, like those pictured right, intercepted a U.S. Air Force WC-135 Constant Phoenix aircraft, like the one pictured left, on Wednesday over the East China Sea.

Chinese Fighter Jets Buzz U.S. Air Force Plane Over East China Sea

10:47pm May 19, 2017

by Amy Held

In an intercept that the U.S. Air Force described as "unprofessional," a pair of Chinese fighter jets reportedly came within 150 feet of the American plane over the East China Sea on Wednesday.

Governor Terry Branstad signs a bill in Cumming, Iowa on May 9th. He's awaiting Senate confirmation to be the next ambassador to China.

Nation's Longest-Serving Governor Set To Become Top Diplomat In Beijing

11:31am May 17, 2017

by Clay Masters

Terry Branstad served more than 22 non-consecutive years as governor of Iowa, helping shift the state's politics to the right. Now he heads to China to steward a delicate diplomatic relationship.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers his speech during the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on May 14. Xi offered tens of billions of dollars for projects that are part of his signature foreign policy initiative linking China to muc

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For China's 'New Silk Road,' Ambitious Goals And More Than A Few Challenges

4:48pm May 16, 2017

by Anthony Kuhn

The multibillion-dollar "plan of the century" aims to create a network of trade routes, rail lines, ports and highways, linking countries on four continents. Nearly 70 countries have signed on.

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