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In a series of tweets on Wednesday, the president implied that Beijing was pressuring Pyongyang due to the ongoing trade disputes between China and the United States.

The exercise known as Vostok-2018 will occur next month and involve more than 1,000 aircraft and the help of Chinese soldiers. The Kremlin says it has not mustered drills on such a scale since 1981.

Most of the money — more than $3.6 billion — will go to soybean farmers. Last year, China bought nearly a third of all soybeans grown in the U.S.

The vessel, China's second aircraft carrier and the first to be domestically produced, is expected to spend up to a year in sea trials before being handed over to the Chinese navy for commissioning.

The researchers tested more than 25,000 people multiple times, matching the results with pollution data from the time of each test. Older adults were most affected by air quality.

The U.S. imposed 25 percent tariffs on $16 billion of Chinese goods overnight, and China matched them. The two have slapped tariffs on a total of $100 billion of each other's goods in two months.

The Central American country chose to establish diplomatic ties with China, which regards the self-governed island of Taiwan as its territory. That leaves Taipei with 17 remaining allies in the world.

It was the second time in a month that President Trump had taken aim at the Fed. In a Reuters interview, he also accused China and Europe of manipulating their currencies to gain leverage in trade.

Khan inherits several big challenges, including Pakistan's faltering economy, and managing relations with China and the U.S.

A top Buddhist monk in China was accused by multiple nuns in a report that circulated on social media. He has publicly denied the reports of misconduct.