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President Biden takes questions from reporters at the White House on Wednesday.

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The midterms went better than expected for Biden. Now he's traveling to Asia

7:42pm November 10, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

President Biden leaves Thursday for a series of major summits with foreign leaders. And in Bali, he'll meet face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the 20th National Congress of China's ruling Communist Party at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday.

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These are 4 key points from Xi's speech at the Chinese Communist Party congress

3:05pm October 16, 2022

by John Ruwitch

President Xi Jinping kicked off the twice-a-decade summit with remarks that touched on COVID, Taiwan, economic policy and more. It is widely expected his rule will be extended beyond two terms.

This photo provided by Hualien County fire department show firefighters in the search for trapped victims in a collapsed residential building following earthquake in Yuli township in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022.

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Strong Taiwan earthquake traps people and derails a train

6:42am September 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

A strong earthquake shook much of Taiwan on Sunday, toppling a three-story building, stranding about 400 tourists on a mountainside, and knocking part of a passenger train off its tracks.