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United States Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen speaks at the Atlantic Council Global Citizen Awards, Sept. 20, 2023, in New York. Yellen wants Latin America to trade more with the United States as part of an initiative that so far has failed to disrupt China’s dominance in global manufacturing. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)

Yellen says the U.S. economic relationship with China must consider human rights, national security

By Didi Tang - Associated Press

A Taiwan national flag flutters near the Taipei 101 building at the National Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 7, 2023. Taiwan said Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023 that China sent 43 military aircraft and seven ships near the self-ruled island, the latest sign that Beijing plans no let-up in its campaign of harassment, threats and intimidation. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying, File)

China keeps up military pressure on Taiwan, sending 43 planes and 7 ships near self-governing island

By Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

Members of a Chinese honor guard ride an escalator at the 10th Beijing Xiangshan Forum held in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. The Beijing event, attended by military representatives from dozens of countries, is an occasion for China to project regional leadership and boost military cooperation. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Chinese generals rattle sabers at U.S. on war over Taiwan

By Bill Gertz and Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, center right, chats with Zhang Youxia, Chinese general in the People's Liberation Army (PLA), center, as they arrive to the opening ceremony for the Xiangshan Forum, a gathering of the region's security officials, in Beijing, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Russia’s envoy uses the stage at a military forum in China to accuse the U.S. of fueling tensions

By Simina Mistreanu - Associated Press

Chinese soldiers march in the venue for the upcoming Xiangshan Forum in Beijing, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023. China and the United States appear to be restarting dialogue between their militaries, despite continuing disputes over Beijing's claims to Taiwan and the South China Sea. The U.S. says it will send Cynthia Carras, principal director for China, Taiwan and Mongolia to represent the Defense Department at the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing this month. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Pentagon fails to restart military talks, exchanges that China severed over Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, speaks during the Great Wall Climate Dialogue held at the Yanqi hotel on the outskirts of Beijing, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Newsom is on a weeklong tour of China to push for climate cooperation. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

China says it wants to bolster climate cooperation with U.S. as California governor visits Beijing

By Huizhong Wu - Associated Press

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivers his state of the nation address during the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2023. Chinese state media say former Premier Li Keqiang, China’s top economic official for a decade, has died. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Li Keqiang, former premier and China’s top economic official for a decade, dies at 68

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In this handout photo provided by the Malacanang Presidential Communications Office, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., center, listens during an emergency meeting with the defense secretary and other top military and security officials to discuss the latest hostilities in the disputed South China Sea at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Monday Oct. 23, 2023. The United States renewed a warning Monday that it would defend the Philippines in case of an armed attack under a 1951 treaty after Chinese ships blocked and collided with two Filipino vessels off a contested shoal in an alarming flare-out of the territorial disputes in the South China Sea. (Malacanang Presidential Communications Office via AP)

U.S. renews warning, will defend Philippines after incidents with Chinese vessels in South China Sea

By Jim Gomez and Simina Mistreanu - Associated Press

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping stands on a military jeep as he inspects troops of the People's Liberation Army during a military parade to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the PLA at Zhurihe training base in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sunday, July 30, 2017. China's military has the &quot;confidence and capability&quot; to bolster the country's rise into a world power, President Xi Jinping said Sunday as he oversaw a large-scale military parade meant to show off the forces at his command to foreign and domestic audiences. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

Pentagon outlines multiple Chinese attack plans for Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a news conference in Beijing, Oct. 18, 2023. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will come to Washington for a three-day visit starting Thursday. It's the latest move by the two countries to keep high-level talks open as the U.S. contends with China's rise as a global power. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File)

A top Chinese diplomat will visit Washington ahead of a possible meeting between Biden and Xi

By Didi Tang - Associated Press

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Albanese will visit China in early November, his office said Sunday hours before he was set to fly to the United States to meet President Joe Biden. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

Australian prime minister announces China visit hours before leaving for US to meet Biden

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Chinese Embassy in Qatar via Xinhua News Agency, Zhai Jun, left, special envoy of the Chinese government on the Middle East issue, meets with Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov in Doha, Qatar, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (Chinese Embassy in Qatar/Xinhua via AP)

China and Russia plan to work together for a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed head to a group photo session at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing Wednesday, on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (Grigory Sysoyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin feted by Xi at summit in sign of growing strategic alignment

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

Putin and Xi meet in Beijing and call for close policy coordination

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport to attend the third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (Parker Song/Pool Photo via AP)

Putin begins visit in China underscoring ties amid Ukraine war and Israeli-Palestinian conflict

By Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands after speaking to the media during a signing ceremony following their talks at The Grand Kremlin Palace, in Moscow, Russia, March 21, 2023. Russian President Putin is expected to meet this week with Chinese leaders in Beijing on a visit that underscores China’s economic and diplomatic support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine. (Mikhail Tereshchenko, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Putin’s visit to Beijing underscores China’s economic and diplomatic support for Russia

By Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

China's President Xi Jinping, right, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shake hands after a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, June 14, 2023. In June, Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted the Palestinian president in Beijing and invited the Israeli prime minister for an official state visit. Benjamin Netanyahu accepted, and China was on track for a bigger role in the region. Then came the attack, which has made Netanyahu’s trip uncertain and all the more so because of China's stated neutrality on the war. (Jade Gao/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Israel-Hamas war upends China’s ambitions in the Middle East but may serve Beijing in the end

By Didi Tang - Associated Press

In this photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Jan. 25, 2022, the Russian army's Iskander missile launchers and support vehicles prepare to deploy for drills in Russia. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

U.S. nuclear forces will be unable to deter Russia and China, bipartisan Hill panel warns

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Cheng Lei, a Chinese-born Australian journalist for CGTN, the English-language channel of China Central Television, attends a public event in Beijing on Aug. 12, 2020. Cheng who worked for China’s state broadcaster and was convicted on murky espionage charges during her three years in detention in China had been returned to Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanes said on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

A Chinese Australian journalist detained for 3 years in China returns to Australia

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

U.S. President Joe Biden, right, stands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit meeting on Nov. 14, 2022, in Bali, Indonesia. Xi accused Washington on Monday, March 6, 2023, trying to isolate his country and hold back its development. That reflects the ruling Communist Party's growing frustration that its pursuit of prosperity and global influence is threatened by U.S. restrictions on access to technology, its support for Taiwan and other moves seen by Beijing as hostile. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) **FILE**

Global semiconductor market tilts against China as chip wars escalate

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times