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Traders and financial professionals work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday. U.S. stock markets fell sharply at the open but crept higher as the day wore on after President Trump threatened to raise tariffs on imports from China.

China 'Reneging' On Trade Commitments, U.S. Officials Say

10:34pm May 06, 2019

by Jim Zarroli

China and the U.S. are scheduled to continue trade talks in Washington this week, but U.S. officials go into the negotiations accusing China of "reneging" on its commitments.

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Former CIA officer Jerry Chun Shing Lee, 54, in this undated photo was provided by the Sheriff's Office in Alexandria, Va.

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Former CIA Officer Pleads Guilty To Spying For China

7:40pm May 01, 2019

by Greg Myre

Jerry Lee told the judge he "conspired to gather and send secret information" to China. This is the third time in the past year a former U.S. intelligence officer has been tied to spying for China.

A Chinese-backed power plant under construction in 2018 in the desert in the Tharparkar district of Pakistan's southern Sindh province.

Why Is China Placing A Global Bet On Coal?

7:01pm April 29, 2019

China has taken dramatic steps to fight climate change, including shutting major coal power plants. But now it plans to build hundreds of coal plants abroad.

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The toy company Lepin was raided by Chinese authorities in Shenzhen, China last week for allegedly manufacturing fake Lego products.

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Everything Is Not Awesome For Chinese Company Busted For Selling Fake Legos

4:56pm April 27, 2019

by Gabriela Saldivia

In an apparent move to crack down on intellectual property infringement, Chinese authorities raided a company that was allegedly manufacturing and selling $30 million worth of counterfeit Legos.

Giant concrete pylons rise from the Mekong River north of Luang Prabang, where a bridge is under construction.

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In Laos, A Chinese-Funded Railway Sparks Hope For Growth — And Fears Of Debt

10:02pm April 26, 2019

by Ashley Westerman

The more than 250-mile, $6 billion railway is set to cut through the northern part of Laos and is primarily financed and built by the Chinese. So far, the project has mostly employed Chinese workers.

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This year, the U.S. canceled visas for Chinese government-linked scholars over concerns that such exchanges are conduits for peddling influence and for espionage. Increased scrutiny has delayed visas to hundreds of Chinese students. Meanwhile, American ac

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Visas Are The Newest Weapon In U.S.-China Rivalry

6:34am April 25, 2019

by Emily Feng

This year, the U.S. canceled visas for prominent Chinese scholars with government links and has delayed visas to hundreds of Chinese students. Meanwhile, U.S. academics fail to receive visas to China.

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Created by Chinese programmers, 996.ICU has become a popular repository of workers' rights campaign materials on the website GitHub. The name is a play on a refrain that long work hours of 9 to 9, six days a week, could send tech workers to the intensive

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GitHub Has Become A Haven For China's Censored Internet Users

1:44pm April 10, 2019

by Emily Feng

Without access to Facebook or Twitter, Chinese tech workers have gathered on GitHub, the world's largest open-source programming platform, to complain about 12-hour days and demand better conditions.

Beef lanzhou noodles are a famous food in China, typically in the northwest area.

China Plans To Make Scratch From Noodles

11:23am April 04, 2019

by Yuhan Xu

Lessons in noodle-making is one of the ways that China hopes to eliminate rural poverty by 2020.

In this aerial photo released by Xinhua News Agency, smoke can be seen from a forest fire in China's Sichuan Province on Monday.

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Southwestern China Forest Fire Contained After Killing Over Two Dozen Firefighters

5:52am April 02, 2019

by Francesca Paris

Rugged terrain in the mountainous region of the Sichuan province, including a thick layer of forest and lack of access to water, hindered efforts to put out the fire.

Liu Yuejin of China's National Narcotics Control Commission speaks at a Beijing press conference on Monday. He announced that all fentanyl-related drugs will become controlled substances, effective May 1.

China To Close Loophole On Fentanyl After U.S. Calls For Opioid Action

7:40pm April 01, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Some manufacturers evaded scrutiny by slightly modifying the molecular structures of substances. Monday's announcement "puts a wider array of substances under regulation," a Chinese official says.