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FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2016 file photo, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his address to a Filipino business sector in suburban Pasay city south of Manila, Philippines. This week's visit to China by Duterte points toward a restoration of trust between the sides following recent tensions over their South China Sea territorial dispute, China's official news agency said Tuesday, Oct. 18. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez, File)

Philippine leader’s China visit watched for shift to Beijing

By MATTHEW PENNINGTON and CHRISTOPHER BODEEN - Associated Press

In this Sept. 5, 2012, file photo, then U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during her joint conference with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing when talks between Clinton and Chinese leaders failed to narrow gaps on how to end the crisis in Syria and how to resolve Beijing's territorial disputes with its smaller neighbors over the South China Sea. Clinton privately said the U.S. would &quot;ring China with missile defense&quot; if the Chinese government failed to curb North Korea's nuclear program, a potential hint at how the former secretary of state would act if elected president. Clinton's remarks were revealed by WikiLeaks in a hack of the Clinton campaign chairman's personal account. (Feng Li/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Hillary Clinton says U.S. could ‘ring China with missile defense’

By Nomaan Merchant - Associated Press

IOC: Beijing makes ‘fast start’ in preparing for 2022 Games

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Hundreds of protesters in green fatigues gather outside the Chinese Ministry of National Defense to protest in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016. China's military is undergoing a large-scale modernization and cutting hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the ranks. More than 1,000 protesters walked and chanted Tuesday, the latest apparent demonstration by soldiers during a wide-ranging campaign to modernize and downsize the military. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Over 1,000 protesters stand before Chinese defense ministry

By NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press

Peng Shuai of China hits a return shot against Venus Williams of the United States during their women's singles match at the China Open tennis tournament at the National Tennis Stadium in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Andy Murray defeats Grigor Dimitrov to win China Open

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A woman walks past a display at the China International Chemical Industry Fair in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. Despite periodic crackdowns, people willing to skirt the law are easy to find in China’s vast, freewheeling chemicals industry, made up of an estimated 160,000 companies operating legally and illegally. Vendors said they lie on customs forms, guarantee delivery to countries where carfentanil is banned and volunteered strategic advice on sneaking packages past law enforcement. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Chemical weapon for sale: China’s unregulated narcotic

By ERIKA KINETZ and DESMOND BUTLER - Associated Press

A woman walks past a display at the China International Chemical Industry Fair in Shanghai, China, on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2016. Despite periodic crackdowns, people willing to skirt the law are easy to find in China’s vast, freewheeling chemicals industry, made up of an estimated 160,000 companies operating legally and illegally. Vendors said they lie on customs forms, guarantee delivery to countries where carfentanil is banned and volunteered strategic advice on sneaking packages past law enforcement. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Chemical weapon for sale: China’s unregulated narcotic

By ERIKA KINETZ and DESMOND BUTLER - Associated Press

Pro-democracy candidates, from left, Lam Cheuk-ting, Alvin Yeung Ngok-kiu, Raymond Chan Chi-chuen, Fernando Cheung and Leung Kwok-hung celebrate after winning seats at the legislative council elections in Hong Kong, Monday, Sept. 5, 2016. A new wave of anti-China activists appeared headed for victory in Hong Kong's most pivotal elections since the handover from Britain in 1997, which could set the stage for a fresh round of political confrontations over Beijing's control of the city. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates retain veto in key vote

By Kelvin Chan - Associated Press

Kyrgyz police officers examine broken gates to the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016. A suspected suicide bomber on Tuesday crashed a car through the entrance of the Chinese Embassy in the Kyrgyzstan capital of Bishkek, detonating a bomb that killed the attacker and wounded three embassy employees. (AP Photo)

Suicide bomber hits Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan; Beijing vows crackdown on ‘terrorism’

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a rescue helicopter and vessel take past in an emergency rescue drill held on the South China Sea near Fenghuang island in Sanya, southern China's Hainan Province, Aug. 23, 2016. The drill aims at enhancing the emergency response capabilities of maritime rescue teams. (Guo Cheng/Xinhua via AP)

China’s Underwater Great Wall

By Sarosh Bana

In this Sept. 7, 2013, file photo, members of the Tokyo 2020 delegation celebrate after Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Olympic Games during the 125th IOC session in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The next three Olympics are headed for relatively calmer ports of call in South Korea, Japan and China following the organizational drama surrounding the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia and the just completed Summer Games in Brazil, but challenges remain, especially when it comes to finances and generating enthusiasm among home audiences. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano, File)

After Rio, Olympics headed for Asian venues seen as safe

By Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 27, 2015 file photo, Netherlands' Dafne Schippers looks at the results from her women's 200-meter semifinal at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, China. Schippers will compete in the sprinting events at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics starting Friday, Aug. 12. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

New kid in blocks: Dutch sprinter Dafne Schippers eyes gold

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

Members of the German men's track cycling team round the track during a training session inside the Rio Olympic Velodrome in advance of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

AP Exclusive: Justin Gatlin defends competing in Rio Games

By PAT GRAHAM and EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

Jorge Alberto Oliveira Gomes lights the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Rio delivers a simple, but spirited, Olympic welcome

By By Mauricio Savarese and John Leicester - Associated Press

A woman cries while while demonstrating with relatives of passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing, China, Friday, July 29, 2016. Several dozen relatives gathered at the ministry on Friday to hand over a letter of protest amid the recent announcement that the meticulous ocean search operations for the missing flight would soon be suspended. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

2 dozen Chinese relatives of MH370 passengers stage protest

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In this image taken and made available by the Taiwan Presidential Office on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen shakes hands with crew members aboard a Taiwan Navy ship before it sets out to patrol in the South China Sea from the naval base in the southern port city of Khaohsiung, Taiwan. Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense said Wednesday it will continue to send planes and ships to the South China Sea to carry out patrol missions and defend Taiwan's territory and sovereignty despite the Permanent Court of Arbitration's ruling in The Hague, said the Central News Agency. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)

Taiwan resists Hague-based tribunal’s South China Sea ruling

By Erica Brosnan - The Washington Times

Vietnamese expatriates cheer while displaying placards during a rally by the Manila's baywalk before the Hague-based U.N. international arbitration tribunal is to announce its ruling on South China Sea Tuesday, July 12, 2016, Philippines. The Vietnamese are supporting the Philippines' case it filed before the international tribunal on China's nine-dash line claim in the South China Sea. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

International court rules against China in territorial dispute over South China Sea

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Governments anxiously await a tribunal's ruling on China's territorial claims in the South China Sea, a hotly contested area that may serve as a beachhead against Chinese expansion in the region. (Associated Press)

South China Sea ruling has all sides bracing for fallout

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

The Chinese navy is expected to field five ships, including two guided missile warships and a submarine rescue ship, when it participates for the second time in the biennial Rim of the Pacific naval war games. (U.S. Navy)

China joins U.S. in RimPac 2016 navy exercises amid rising tensions over South China Sea

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Thursday, June 23, 2016. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Vladimir Putin seeks friend, financier on China visit

By Marc Bennetts - Special to The Washington Times