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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shake hands at the end of a joint press conference following their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, Saturday, March 18, 2017. Tillerson arrived in Beijing on Saturday for his first face-to-face talks with Chinese leaders expected to focus on North Korea's nuclear program, trade and South China Sea territorial disputes. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, Pool)

In Beijing, Tillerson urges China-US cooperation on N. Korea

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

China plans 1st structure on disputed South China Sea shoal

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

In this April 21, 2015, file photo, a U.S. Navy's amphibious assault vehicle with Philippine and U.S. troops on board storms the beach at a combined assault exercise at a beach facing one of the contested islands in the South China Sea known as the Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea at the Naval Education and Training Command at San Antonio township. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

China plans 1st structure on disputed South China Sea shoal

By Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

China plans station on disputed South China Sea shoal

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

In this March 8, 2017 photo, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi gestures while speaking during a press conference held on the sidelines of the National People's Congress at the media center in Beijing. Talks between China and the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has produced a draft version of a long-awaited code of conduct aiming to reduce the potential for conflicts in the South China Sea, Wang told reporters at the press conference. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson smiles as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Tillerson heads to Asia with North Korea tensions high

By MATTHEW LEE and MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

Delegates from Xinjiang meet in the Xinjiang Hall of the Great Hall of the People on the sideline of the National People's Congress in Beijing, China, Sunday, March 12, 2017. China's ruling Communist Party is hardening its rhetoric about Islam, with top officials making repeated warnings this past week about the specter of global religious extremism seeping into the country. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chinese Communist Party officials harden rhetoric on Islam

By GERRY SHIH - Associated Press

In this photo provided by U.S. Forces Korea, trucks carrying U.S. missile launchers and other equipment needed to set up the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system arrive at the Osan air base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Monday, March 6, 2017. The U.S. military has begun moving equipment for the controversial missile defense system to ally South Korea. The announcement Tuesday by the U.S. military comes a day after North Korea test-launched four ballistic missiles into the ocean near Japan. (U.S. Force Korea via AP)

THAAD missile shield to South Korea gives Donald Trump advantage over China on North Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this March 7, 2017, photo, protesters shout slogans during a rally to oppose the plan to deploy the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system, or THAAD, in front of the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea. If China was hoping for a concession from the U.S. after recently suspending coal imports from cash-poor North Korea it got the opposite. The U.S. is starting to deploy a missile defense system in South Korea which the allies say is needed to defend against North Korea, but which China also views as a threat. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

US, China lock horns on missile defense against NKorea

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON - Associated Press

In this photo provided by U.S. Forces Korea, trucks carrying U.S. missile launchers and other equipment needed to set up the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system arrive at the Osan air base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Monday, March 6, 2017. The U.S. military has begun moving equipment for the controversial missile defense system to ally South Korea. The announcement Tuesday by the U.S. military comes a day after North Korea test-launched four ballistic missiles into the ocean near Japan. (U.S. Force Korea via AP)

US moves controversial missile defense to South Korea

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Chinese Finance Minister Xiao Jie speaks during a press conference on the sideline of the National People's Congress at the media center in Beijing, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. China's finance minister is rejecting accusations that the country is keeping its defense budget under wraps. Xiao's remarks came after China released its national budget without the usual figure for defense spending. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Why is China coming around to Trump’s position?

By L. Todd Wood

FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, file photo, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama speaks on &quot;Reviving Indian Wisdom in Contemporary India' at a public event in New Delhi, India. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang Tuesday dismissed the Dalai Lama as &quot;deceptive&quot; after the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader criticized some Beijing leaders in an interview with British comedian John Oliver. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal, File)

China not amused by Dalai Lama’s spot on John Oliver’s show

By GERRY SHIH - Associated Press

Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

By HRVOJE HRANJSKI - Associated Press

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is displayed on screens as he delivers a work report at the opening session of the annual National People's Congress at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, Sunday, March 5, 2017. China's top leadership as well as thousands of delegates from around the country are gathered at the Chinese capital for the annual legislature meetings. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China trims 2017 growth target, warns against trade controls

By JOE McDONALD - Associated Press

With smoke created by a F18 fighter jet taking off crewmen prepare the next one aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) off the disputed South China Sea Friday, March 3, 2017. The U.S. military took journalists Friday to the carrier on routine patrol off the disputed South China Sea, sending a signal to China and American allies of its resolve to ensure freedom of navigation and overflight in one of the world's security hotspots.(AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

By HRVOJE HRANJSKI - Associated Press

Protests mount in China against South Korea’s missile system

By LOUISE WATT - Associated Press

The Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan was attacked by a suicide bomber last year. Ethnic Uighur militants from western China have started joining global Islamic extremists. (Associated Press)

Islamic State video shows Uighur training in Iraq, hints at terrorism in China

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this Feb. 24, 2017 photo, Chinese lawyer Yu Wensheng pauses during an interview at his office in Beijing. A group of Chinese lawyers is suing the governments of Beijing and its surrounding areas for not doing enough to get rid of the smog. They are asking for compensation and for the authorities to apologize for adversely affecting their lives. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Lawyers sue Chinese authorities for not getting rid of smog

By LOUISE WATT - Associated Press

Illustration on Taiwan by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

China, Taiwan and 228 Massacre anniversary

By Thomas J. Ward

A North Korean flag waves at North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. According to police Friday, forensics stated that the banned chemical weapon VX nerve agent was used to kill Kim Jong Nam, the North Korean ruler's outcast half brother who was poisoned last week at the airport. (AP Photo/Daniel Chan)

AP Analysis: Will China be North Korea’s Trump card?

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press